Wikileaks architect Assange bailed, but absolution delayed

The architect of whistle-blowing website Wikileaks, Julian Assange, has been accepted bond in London on altitude including banknote guarantees of ВЈ240,000.

But he will accept in bastille awaiting an abode adjoin the bond accommodation lodged by Swedish prosecutors.

Mr Assange is angry displacement to Sweden, area he is accused of sexually assaulting two women beforehand this year.

He denies the charges, which he says are politically motivated and advised to discredit him.

His advocate Mark Stephens said the case was axis into a "show trial".

A ample army including demonstrators, reporters and a amount of Mr Assange's high-profile supporters aggregate alfresco City of Westminster Magistrates' Cloister for the bond audition on Tuesday.

Journalists central the cloister were accustomed permission by the adjudicator to abode on affairs reside via micro-blogging website Twitter.

Mr Assange was accepted bond on action he provides a aegis of ВЈ200,000 to the court, with a added ВЈ40,000 affirmed in two sureties of ВЈ20,000 each.

Mr Stephens said about bisected the bond money had been aloft and he was assured they would accept all the banknote afore the abode hearing.

Mr Assange have to aswell abandonment his passport, obey a alarm at an abode in Suffolk, abrasion an cyberbanking tag and abode to a bounded badge base every evening.

Mr Stephens said the High Cloister would apprehend the claiming to the bond accommodation aural the next 48 hours.

Speaking alfresco court, he said: "The Swedes will not accept by the umpire's decision. They wish to put Mr Assange through yet added trouble, added expense, added hurdles.

"They acutely will not additional any amount but to accumulate Mr Assange in jail."