Wikileaks founder Julian Assange was refused bail by a U.K. court, the organization said on Tuesday. Assange was arrested Tuesday morning in London where he showed up for a scheduled appointment with the police.
“Let down by the U.K. justice system’s bizarre decision to refuse bail to Julian Assange,” the Wikileaks organization said in a Twitter message at 3:08 p.m. local time.
Assange was arrested by the Metropolitan Police Service’s Extradition Unit at 9:30 a.m. local time after meeting with police at a London police station.
The Wikileaks founder was arrested on an international arrest warrant issued by Sweden. In Sweden, Assange is accused of “one count of unlawful coercion, two counts of sexual molestation and one count of rape,” according to the Metropolitan Police. The crimes have allegedly been committed four months ago.
Julian Assange and one of his London-based lawyers, Mark Stephens, have previously stated that Assange is innocent and that the allegations are part of a smear campaign against him.
On Nov. 28, WikiLeaks started releasing a total of 251,287 secret U.S. Embassy cables. To date, 983 documents have been published on the website.
The Wikileaks organization announced on Tuesday that Assange his arrest “won’t affect our operations.”
“We will release more cables tonight as normal,” the organization said on its Twitter account.
“Let down by the U.K. justice system’s bizarre decision to refuse bail to Julian Assange,” the Wikileaks organization said in a Twitter message at 3:08 p.m. local time.
Assange was arrested by the Metropolitan Police Service’s Extradition Unit at 9:30 a.m. local time after meeting with police at a London police station.
The Wikileaks founder was arrested on an international arrest warrant issued by Sweden. In Sweden, Assange is accused of “one count of unlawful coercion, two counts of sexual molestation and one count of rape,” according to the Metropolitan Police. The crimes have allegedly been committed four months ago.
Julian Assange and one of his London-based lawyers, Mark Stephens, have previously stated that Assange is innocent and that the allegations are part of a smear campaign against him.
On Nov. 28, WikiLeaks started releasing a total of 251,287 secret U.S. Embassy cables. To date, 983 documents have been published on the website.
The Wikileaks organization announced on Tuesday that Assange his arrest “won’t affect our operations.”
“We will release more cables tonight as normal,” the organization said on its Twitter account.
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