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WikiLeaks Founder Assange Freed from London Jail

HeadlineDec 17, 2010

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been freed from a London jail after a High Court ruled he could be released on bail. Assange spent the past nine days in solitary confinement following his arrest on an international warrant to face sex crimes allegations in Sweden. After emerging from the courthouse, Assange addressed a crowd of supporters.

Julian Assange: “To all the people around the world who have had faith in me, who have supported my team while I’ve been away… I hope to continue my work and continue to protest my innocence in this matter and to reveal, as we get it—which we have not yet—the evidence from these allegations. Thank you.”

Assange is staying at a country mansion where he will be subject to a curfew, an electronic tag to monitor his movements, as well as being required to report to the police every day. As he departed, Assange said he is ultimately worried about a U.S. attempt for his extradition.

Julian Assange: “I don’t have too many fears about being extradited to Sweden. There are much bigger concerns about being extradited to the United States. We have a rumor today from my lawyers in the United States, which is not confirmed yet, that there has been an indictment made against me in the United States.”

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