Members of the media gather outside the rear entrance of Westminster Magistrates Court in London, Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010, where WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is scheduled appear on an extradition warrant. Assange surrendered to London police as part of a Swedish sex-crimes investigation, the latest blow to an organization that faces legal, financial and technological challenges after releasing hundreds of secret U.S. diplomatic cables. If he challenges his extradition to Sweden, he will likely be remanded into custody or released on bail until another judge rules on whether to extradite him, a spokeswoman for the extradition department said on customary condition of anonymity.
Members of the media crowd around a rear entrance after a vehicle believed to be carrying WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is driven into Westminster Magistrates Court, in central London December 7, 2010. Assange handed himself in to British police on Tuesday after Sweden issued a warrant for his arrest over allegations of sex crimes, London's Metropolitan Police said.
Mark Stephens, lawyer for whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, speaks to the media as he arrives at City of Westminster Magistrates Court in London, Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010. Julian Assange is appearing at the court for his extradition hearing for sex-crimes allegations in Sweden.
Pengasas Wikileaks ditahan
07/12/2010 6:51pm
LONDON 7 Dis. – Pengasas Wikileaks, Julian Assange, ditahan polis Britain selepas satu waran tangkap Eropah dikeluarkan Sweden berhubung dakwaan jenayah seks termasuk rogol, lapor London Metropolitan Police, hari ini.
Pendakwa raya Sweden mengeluarkan arahan menahan rakyat Australia berusia 39 tahun itu yang dikehendaki atas dakwaan melakukan jenayah seksual, tuduhan yang dinafikannya.
Polis berkata, Assange yang bertanggungjawab mendedahkan dokumen diplomatik sulit Amerika Syarikat (AS), ditahan kira-kira pukul 9.30 pagi waktu tempatan (5.30 petang waktu Malaysia) semasa hadir ke sebuah balai polis di London di bawah waran tangkap Eropah.
"Dia didakwa oleh pihak berkuasa Sweden atas satu tuduhan paksaan yang menyalahi undang-undang, dua dakwaan pencabulan seksual dan satu dakwaan rogol yang semuanya disyaki dilakukan pada Ogos lalu," jelas polis London dalam satu kenyataan.
Assange dijangka dihadapkan ke Mahkamah Majistret City of Westminster di sini, hari ini juga. – Reuters