WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
surrendered to London police Tuesday as part of a Swedish sex-crimes
investigation, the latest blow to an organization that faces legal,
financial and technological challenges after releasing hundreds of
secret U.S. diplomatic cables.
Assange was due at
Westminster Magistrate’s Court later Tuesday. If he challenges his
extradition to Sweden, he will likely be remanded into U.K. custody or
released on bail until another judge rules on whether to extradite him, a
spokeswoman for the extradition department said on customary condition
of anonymity.
