( CNN ) WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has agreed to be interviewed by Swedish prosecutors in London , his lawyer in Sweden told CNN . Assange has been holed up in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London since June 2012 to avoid extradition to Sweden , where prosecutors want to question him about 2010 allegations that he raped one woman and sexually molested another . According to the lawyer , Thomas Olsson , Swedish prosecutors will now have to reach out to British and Ecuadorian authorities to request permission to conduct the interview at the embassy . The prosecutors previously balked at coming to Britain to question Assange . However , some of the alleged crimes will be subject to a statute of limitations in August 2015 , according to a statement from Marianne Ny , the director of public prosecutions . Ny explained the logic behind the Swedish authorities ' change of approach in her statement . `` My view has always been that to perform an interview with him at the Ecuadorian embassy in London would lower the quality of the interview , and that he would need to be present in Sweden in any case should there be a trial in the future , '' Ny said . `` This assessment remains unchanged . Now that time is of the essence , I have viewed it therefore necessary to accept such deficiencies to the investigation and likewise take the risk that the interview does not move the case forward , particularly as there are no other measures on offer without Assange being present in Sweden . '' The Australian national has not been charged and denies the claims . Assange has said he fears Sweden would extradite him to the United States , where he could face the death penalty if he is charged and convicted of publishing government secrets through WikiLeaks . Ecuador granted Assange political asylum in 2012 . CNN 's Per Nyberg contributed to this report .
The group founder is wanted for questioning over sexual abuse allegations ; he denies the allegations . he has been holed up in the Ecuadorian embassy in London since march 2014 .