Julian Assange has told his lawyer it's a \"victory\" that Swedish prosecutors have performed an about-face and finally agreed to interview him in London regarding allegations he sexually assaulted two women in 2010. <\/p>\n
Prosecutors had previously refused to consider quizzing the 43-year-old inside the Ecuadorean embassy where he's been holed up for almost three years. <\/p>\n
Assange's Swedish lawyer Per Samuelson woke the WikiLeaks founder on Friday morning to deliver the news via telephone. <\/p>\n
\"This is a victory for me, this is what I've been asking for for more than four years,\" Assange said according to Mr Samuelson. <\/p>\n
\"Finally it's coming and it's a good opportunity to give my version of what happened to the prosecutor and clear my name.\" <\/p>\n
But Mr Samuelson told AAP that Assange, who denies the allegations, was also irritated it had taken the prosecutor so long to change her mind. <\/p>\n
\"She has wasted over two years of my life,\" the 43-year-old reportedly said. <\/p>\n
It's not yet known when the interview will take place. <\/p>\n
Mr Samuelson will travel to London on Saturday to discuss the case with Assange. <\/p>\n
The UK and Ecuadorean authorities need to officially approve the questioning although that should be a formality. <\/p>\n
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