The founder of controversial website WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, has been arrested by the Metropolitan Police in London today, accused of sexual assault.
The 39-year-old, originally from Australia, has been staying the UK in an attempt to keep out of the public eye whilst his website published leaked cables from US embassies, revealing confidential, and often embarrassing, Government communications.
However, a European arrest warrant was granted to bring in Assange, who stands accused of one count of rape, one count of unlawful coercion and two counts of sexual molestation, which are alleged to have occurred back in August this year in Sweden.
He is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court later today.
However, Kristinn Hrafnsson, a spokesperson WikiLeaks, told Reuters: "Wikileaks is operational. We are continuing on the same track as laid out before."
"Any development with regards to Julian Assange will not change the plans we have with regards to the releases today and in the coming days."
Take a look at our Week in Review to find out how the week of the WikiLeaks played out.
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Wikileaks 'hacked' by OurMineNews The whistleblowing site was supposedly breached, but the attack was found to be a simple DNS spoof
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Sweden drops rape charges against Julian Assange
News Assange may still remain in hiding, however
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Cisco discloses Vault 7 vulnerabilitiesNews Internal analysis seems to have identified bug revealed by WikiLeaks
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Apple iOS 10.2.1 protects users from Weeping AngelAnalysis Security community says Vault 7 content is "no surprise", but reckless
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WikiLeaks ‘exposes people’s personal data’ in leaked filesNews Rape victims and other innocent people named in WikiLeaks documents, says AP
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Pressure mounts on US justice department to drop Wikileaks investigation
News Human rights organisations claim investigation could put all journalists at risk of prosecution
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Julian Assange unlikely to be charged by US governmentNews No way to prosecute Assange without also taking legal action against journalists.
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Bradley Manning found guilty of espionageNews US Soldier Bradley Manning could face up to a 136-year jail sentence.
