Assange Out On Bail In London

The New York Times is reporting that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been freed on $310,000 bail.

Assange, who recently turned himself in to London authorities after a sexual assault warrant was issued by Swedish authorities in August, was granted freedom under the circumstance that he return for a court date on January 11th, wear an electronic monitoring system and abide by a court set curfew. In addition to his curfew hours, 10:00pm-2:00am and 10:00am-2:00pm,  Assange must also meet with police each day from 6:00pm-8:00pm.  

WikiLeaks Founder Arrested In London

Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, was arrested in London Tuesday morning after turning himself in to metropolitan police, according to a report by CNN.  

Assange is wanted in Sweden on alleged sexual assault allegations, though he has not been charged. The court will have nearly 21 days to decide whether to extradite the Australian, a penalty he will be able to fight.

WikiLeaks Founder Faces International Warrant

Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, has landed a spot on Interpol’s most wanted list for an alleged sex crime in Sweden.  

Stolkholm Criminal Court has filed an international arrest warrant for the 39-year-old Australian on allegations of illegal use of force, rape and sexual molestation, all stemming from August of this year.

Mark Stephens, Assange’s lawyer, has called the charges “persecution and not a prosecution.”

Assange has been in hot water since posting previously classified State Department transmissions on his website last Sunday.  

Military Now Prohibited From Viewing WikiLeaks

It is being reported that all branches of the military have explicitly told staff not to access WikiLeaks, the controversial website that recently released classified documents about the war in Afghanistan.

A spokesman for the Pentagon told the Washington Times Thursday that the Army, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard have all ordered their staff to stay off the website. Additionally, the Times obtained a memo the Navy sent to employees saying, “There has been rumor that the information is no longer classified since it resides in the public domain. This is NOT true.”

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