WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is planning to run for election to the Australian Senate, the organization announced Saturday on Twitter, according to Vancouver Sun.
Assange, an Australian citizen, is on bail awaiting a British court decision on his appeal against extradition to Sweden on sexual assault allegations.
He reportedly denies the claims strongly, saying they are politically motivated and linked to the activities of WikiLeaks, which has published thousands of confidential documents on the Internet.
WikiLeaks said it appeared that the 40-year-old’s current legal situation did not rule him out of running for Australia’s upper house.
“We have discovered that it is possible for Julian Assange to run for the Australian Senate while detained,” WikiLeaks said on Twitter.
“Julian has decided to run.”
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