Assange to run for Australian Senate: Wikileaks

WikiLeaks says the group’s founder, Julian Assange, will run for a seat in the Australian Senate in elections due late next year despite facing criminal charges in Sweden.

Assange to run for Australian Senate: Wikileaks
Sat, 17 Mar, 2012 - 08:37

WikiLeaks says the group’s founder, Julian Assange, will run for a seat in the Australian Senate in elections due late next year despite facing criminal charges in Sweden.

The 40-year-old Australian is currently being held under virtual house arrest in Britain while he fights extradition to Sweden, where he’s wanted over sex crime allegations.

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