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Statement from Scotland Yard on Julian Assange

2010-12-07 17:32:50 GMT+7 (ICT)

LONDON (BNO NEWS) -- Scotland Yard on Tuesday released the following statement regarding the arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

"Officers from the Metropolitan Police Service's Extradition Unit have this morning, Tuesday 7 December, arrested Julian Assange on behalf of the Swedish authorities on suspicion of rape.

Julian Assange, 39 (3.07.71), was arrested on a European Arrest Warrant by appointment at a London police station at 09:30hrs.

He is accused by the Swedish authorities of one count of unlawful coercion, two counts of sexual molestation and one count of rape, all alleged to have been committed in August 2010.

Assange is due to appear at City of Westminster Magistrates' Court today."

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-- © BNO News All rights reserved 2010-12-07

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