Assange surprised by Wikileaks payment ruling

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange expressed surprise today after the European Commission (EC) said a block on processing donations for his organisation by credit card companies was unlikely to have violated EU anti-trust rules.

The Australian, speaking from Ecuador's embassy in central London, where he has been staying since June to avoid extradition to Sweden to face sexual assault allegations, said the blockade had wiped out 95% of WikiLeaks' revenues.