Assange Granted Bail; Will Be Staying at 'Mansion'

Reports from the UK:

WikiLeaks supremo Julian Assange was granted bail on appeal by a London court this afternoon.

After six days in jail he will be released with conditions, including a 240,000 surety. The next hearing in Sweden’s attempt to extradite him in relation to alleged sex crimes against two women was scheduled for 11 January.

However, Swedish prosecutors said they will lodge an appeal against the decision, and Assange will not be released until it has been heard.

Lawyers for the 39-year-old Australian said he would wear an electronic tag, abide by a curfew and surrender his passport. He must report to a police station in Suffolk every day at 6pm.

He’ll be staying at a country “mansion” (a description offered by his QC Geoffrey Robertson) belonging to Vaughan Smith.