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February 5, 2016

U.N. Panel Calls for Julian Assange's Freedom from "Arbitrary Detention"
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A United Nations panel has officially concluded Wiki Leaks founder
Julian Assange has been "arbitrarily detained" and should be allowed to
walk free. Assange has been holed up in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London
for more than three years. He wants to avoid extradition to Sweden over
sex crimes allegations, which he has repeatedly denied and for which he
has never been charged. He fears Sweden would extradite him to the
United States, where he could face trial for Wiki Leaks' revelations.
The U.N. panel's judgment is not legally binding. British Foreign
Secretary Philip Hammond dismissed it as "ridiculous." Julian Assange
spoke just before our broadcast today; we'll bring you excerpts later in
the broadcast.


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