British foreign office acknowledges WikiLeaks asylum request . He has been under house arrest in Sweden since last week . The Julian Assange 's founder is fighting extradition to Sweden . Assange is wanted for questioning in Britain on sexual assault allegations .
British foreign office acknowledges Julian Assange 's asylum request . He has been under house arrest in Britain since 2010 . The WikiLeaks founder is fighting extradition to Sweden . Assange is wanted for questioning in Sweden on sexual assault allegations .