LONDON - A UK judge agreed to release WikiLeaks founders Julian Assange from prison when he put £ 200,000 ($316,000) in bail, but Mr Assange search in custody for up to 48 hours as Swedish prosecutors, appeal extradite him stay the decision.
WSJ London Bureau Chief Bruce Orwall says Simon Constable, despite will judge granted by a u.k. bail WikiLeaks founders Julian Assange should remain in custody, after Swedish say officials who have accused him of sexual misconduct complaint be insert.Mr Assange has detained in London since last week when u.k. police about a European, he was arrested by the of Sweden guarantee issued, who wants others to a question from Mr Assange over allegations that he raped a woman and harassed. Sweden not yet formally accused of misconduct. Mr. of Assange's arrest comes amid a global fury against WikiLeaks's version of thousands of leaked confidential documents.
Key releases, legal battles and other moments in the history of the site and its founder, Julian Assange.
Mr Assange was denied his first court appearance deposit a week ago. On Tuesday agreed judge Howard Riddle at the London Westminster magistrates' Court, to liberate, unless he post security; wear an electronic monitoring day; Report in person, every night between 6 am and 8: 00 A.m. the police; and stay in the same address in Suffolk, a county Northeast of London, where he will be subject to a curfew.
Mr Assange has denied the sexual assault allegations and called them try to lubricate it. He is 11 Court appear next to Jan.
Mr Assange claimed one of the Swedish women violently your arms and legs, prevents your move and sexual intercourse with her without a condom despite knowing it had was a prerequisite for you. The other woman claims Mr Assange had sex with her, while sleeping, was a condom wearing fail despite to learn required.
The Swedish case has left the WikiLeaks founder in legal paralysis, as his Web site publishing, thousands of U.S. diplomatic cable continues to attempt. Publication of the cable has published the secret earlier in this year military U.S. documents about the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, Washington's trouble with WikiLeaks, tightened.
US officials say lead several inspection points in the WikiLeaks case, examine everything from those responsible for the documents to recent Internet based attacks, started by apparent WikiLeaks sympathizers were leaking. The Ministry of justice a grand jury in Alexandria, Virginia that the Pentagon has jurisdiction over criminal cases has used aspects of investigations lead people said familiar with the matter.
Since these cases further, Mr Assange Sweden legal problems have created a situation, where its location, at least, authorities after months in the peripatetic Mr. Assange known is moved from country to country in stealth mode.
Mr. of Assange's lawyer, Mark Stephens, said in an interview last week that he believes that the Swedish case is a "holding offense" allows noted Mr Assange authorities while the United States a Caseagainst creates it. Swedish authorities have denied your case is politically motivated.
The u.k. Court has so far mainly the question of the deposit, repeated, without Wade, whether Mr deliver Assange or detail of the allegations against him. A question which the Court of likely to later address is whether Sweden a European arrest warrant to extradite someone can use it not yet formally with misconduct was. Geoffrey Robertson, another lawyer for Mr Assange Tuesday suggested that this was inappropriate use of the European arrest warrant system.
Getty Images Mr Assange gestures within a prison van with red Windows.Lindfield, Act Gemma for Sweden, said United Kingdom should trust Sweden takes the extradition request "in good faith."
If Mr Assange is finally released on bail, he is founder of London's frontline Club, life at the country home of Vaughan Smith, British documentaries and hosts book talks about world politics screens. Mr Assange has given several news conferences in the Club in recent months, and stayed in his room.
Mr. of Assange's lawyer, Mr. Robertson, joked that his client under "mansion arrest" while living at Mr. Smith's, which would be has mansion in Suffolk 10 rooms and is "surrounded by 600 hectares," Mr. Smith said in court. Mr. Smith offered also £ 20,000 in bail, calling Mr Assange "a very honest person."
A British woman named Sarah Saunders as much as £ 150,000 pledged the Court to say that Mr Assange personally knows and trusts him not to legitimately. Mr. of Assange's lawyers said Elaine Potter, a philanthropist and trustee of the London-based Centre for investigative journalism, £ 60,000 in bail, along with other pledged unnamed.
At the hearing last week, the film director Ken Loach, British socialite Jemima Khan and journalist John Pilgrim Court appeared and offered £ 20,000 each in bail. Their names were mentioned in court Tuesday, although they were seen, entering the courthouse before the hearing.
He said Mr. riddle Mr Assange deposit last time refused because he was not sure that Mr Assange a solid and verifiable address in the UK, and because there were questions whether Mr Assange UK had entered legally. On Tuesday the judge said he was pleased that Mr Assange UK are entered legally and that he had a "verifiable" address where he can life during the proceedings.
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