Wikileaks founder Julian Assange surrendered to police in London late last night New Zealand time.He was denied bail and remanded in custody ahead of a court appearance later on Tuesday UK time/early Wednesday.Interpol launched an international hunt for M
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange surrendered to police in London late last night New Zealand time.
He was denied bail and remanded in custody ahead of a court appearance later on Tuesday UK time/early Wednesday.
Interpol launched an international hunt for Mr Assange after he failed to front to Swedish authorities for questioning about a rape allegation, and a warrant was issued for his arrest.
Although he is wanted for questioning by the Swedes, Mr Assange has not been charged in relation to the rape allegation, which he has denied.
Sweden has placed an extradition request, Mr Assange's UK lawyer Mark Stephens said.
Mr Assange - an Australian citizen - said he went into hiding because he feared for his safety after Wikileaks published a portion of more than 250,000 US diplomatic cables.
Meanwhile, Visa, which supplied the online system through which people could donate to Wikileaks - the whistleblowing site's primary source of income - has suspended payments.
Visa said it was awaiting the outcome of an investigation into Wikileak's business practices.
