WikiLeaks' founder granted bail
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, arrested in Britain on Swedish
allegations of sex crimes, was freed on bail by a British court on
Tuesday.
Judge Howard Riddle granted him bail with conditions until another
hearing on Jan. 11.
The 39-year-old Australian, whose website has provoked US fury by
publishing some of a trove of 250,000 classified US diplomatic papers,
was accused this year of sexual misconduct by two female Swedish
WikiLeaks volunteers during a stay in Sweden.
Assange denies the allegations and is fighting Swedish attempts to
extradite him. Reuters
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