Assange to Accept Arrest if U.N. Rules Against Him

LONDON—WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said he would accept arrest by British police if a U.N. working group on arbitrary detention decides that the three years he has spent holed up in the Ecuadorean Embassy doesn't amount to illegal detention.

Writing on WikiLeaks' Twitter account Wednesday night, Mr. Assange said if the U.N. finds he has lost his case against the United Kingdom and Sweden, then he will turn himself into police at noon Friday.

"However, should I prevail and the state parties be found to have acted unlawfully, I expect the immediate return of my passport and the termination of further attempts to arrest me," Mr. Assange said.

Mr. Assange took refuge in Ecuador's British embassy to avoid extradition to Sweden, where two women have accused him of sexual assault.

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

February 04, 2016 01:05 ET (06:05 GMT)

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