WikiLeaks front-man Julian Assange has provisionally agreed to be interviewed by police in London as part of a Swedish investigation into allegations against him of sexual molestation and unlawful coercion, the Swedish prosecutor said Friday.

The Swedish Prosecution Authority had wanted Assange to return to Sweden for an interview and to submit to a DNA test, but Assange has taken refuge in the Ecuadorian embassy in London to avoid extradition to Sweden. Last month, the prosecutor took a different approach, making a request to Assange’s legal representatives to do the interview and test in London.

On Friday, the authority said it had received Assange’s consent, with some reservations, to be interviewed in London at the Ecuadorian embassy and have his DNA taken.

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