Court to decide whether to free WikiLeaks boss

A BRITISH court will decide today whether to free WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has become the scourge of the US establishment, on £200,000 (€234,500) bail over accusations of sex crimes in Sweden.

Assange, who has outraged the US authorities by releasing hundreds of secret diplomatic cables, was granted bail on Tuesday but prosecutors immediately challenged the ruling and he remains in a London jail.

Assange is expected to appear in the dock as he has been granted permission to attend.