Assange to be Released on Bond

WikiLeaks’ Assange To Walk Out of Jail

VoA News: Wikileaks founder Julian Assange will walk free from prison, after a London court granted him bail Thursday.

[Pictured: Wiki Spy Bradley Manning]

The British high court rejected an appeal against bail from prosecutors in Sweden, where he is wanted on rape allegations.

The legal head of the Swedish prosecutor's office, Nils Rekke, told the BBC that he has no reaction to the British court's decision and that Sweden is not interfering in the proceedings.

Assange has been held in Wandsworth prison in London since December 7, when he surrendered to authorities.

A judge on Tuesday set bail of about $315,000 to allow Assange to leave prison, but lawyers for the Swedish prosecutors had argued that he was a flight risk and should not be granted bail. Assange has remained behind bars pending Thursday's appeal.

Wikileaks has released hundreds of thousands of classified documents since it was launched in 2006, to the anger of governments worldwide. The latest batch includes thousands of secret U.S. diplomatic cables.

The website has continued to distribute the classified U.S. cables while Assange is in jail, and his online supporters have launched attacks against those they see as persecuting him.