WikiLeaks recently tweeted that on Friday, 5 February 2016, the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) will publicly announce its decision in the case of Assange vs UK & Sweden. If it finds that the detention is unlawful, the WGAD will order that he be released immediately and compensated.
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Assange has been living in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London for more than 3 years, after being granted political asylum by the Ecuadorian government.
He is residing in the embassy since 2012 to avoid extradition in two cases:
- Sexual assault allegations in Sweden.
- Cyber espionage charges for publishing classified US military and diplomat documents via his website WikiLeaks.
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