After more than three years locked up in the Ecuadorian embassy in London, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has said he will surrender to British police if the United Nations rules that he is not being illegally prosecuted.
Assange took refuge in the Ecuadorian embassy in London after being granted asylum by Ecuador in 2012. The problems began in 2010 in London, after a warrant was issued by Sweden for him allegedly raping two women during his stay in the Scandinavian country.
In 2014, Assange submitted a petition (PDF) to the UN seeking relief from his arbitrary detention in the Ecuadorian Embassy. The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) is expected to announce its findings from its investigations into Assange's case tomorrow, February 5, 2016.
In a tweet from the official Wikileaks account, Julian Assange stated that he would accept to be arrested by the UK police in the event that the UN working group decides against his request.
He further added that if the WGAD's decision is in his favor, he expects his passport to be returned to him and all further attempts to arrest him to be stopped.
Assange has been in the spotlight for years after starting Wikileaks in 2006. The controversial website has released dozens of confidential documents over the past few years, and of course has made many enemies in very high government positions.
So let's wait and see what the United Nations committee decides..
Assange: I will accept arrest by British police on Friday if UN rules against me. More info: https://t.co/Mb6gXlz7QS pic.twitter.com/mffVsqKj5w
— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) February 4, 2016
