For months now the US government has been frustrated by Julian Assange’s website, WikiLeaks, which is responsible for releasing over 70,000 pages of classified documents from the Afghanistan war, much of which has put soldiers around the world at risk. Now the Swedish government, the very country that Julian Assange chose to live due to their privacy laws, is seeking him for questioning related to a rape and molestation charge.

Spokeswoman for the Swedish prosecutor’s office, Karin Rosander, stated “The next step is to get in contact with him and interview him.” Assange has been extremely elusive, especially after the recent Afghanistan leak, but has posted on Twitter denying the charges, saying, “The charges are without basis and their issue at this moment is deeply disturbing.”

Over the last few month, there has been much debate within the international community on whether or not Wikileaks should be allowed to operate. The last leak has been one of the more crucial ones, for NATO as well as US soldiers fighting overseas. The Rape charge carries a possible prison sentence if he is found guilty.