UK rejects UN finding that Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been ‘arbitrarily detained

The UK has 'completely rejected' UN ruled that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been 'detained' and be allowed to pass through the panel free.The UN Human Rights released its reasons for finding WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was 'arbitrarily detained' the UK and Sweden from December 2010 and must be released and compensated.

British police insist, however, that there is still arrest. Downing St said the decision was not binding and that the arrest warrant remains in place.

UN working group on arbitrary detention, which falls into the office chief UN Commission on Human Rights, made a call to the 18-page document made public after it announced Assange.

All five experts in the field of human rights which constitute the panel said Assange is a virtual imprisonment in the Ecuadorian embassy 'should be terminated in order to respect the physical integrity and freedom of movement ... and that he should be entitled to the right to compensation.

The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention opinion that the various forms of imprisonment that Julian Assange was subjected constitutes a form of arbitrary detention, 'says panel chairman Hong Seong-Phil in a statement.

Swedish prosecutors want to question Assange on accusations of rape comes from a working visit to his country in 2010 when WikiLeaks is attracting international attention for his secret spilling.

Assange has consistently denied the allegations, but refused to return to Sweden to meet with prosecutors and eventually sought refuge in the Ecuadorian embassy in London, where he lives since June 2012.In an indirect swipe at the Swedish legal system, the panel noted that Assange never formally charged in Sweden - only during the initial investigation.

We have been consistently clear that Mr. Assange had never been arbitrarily detained in the UK, but is in fact voluntarily avoid lawful arrest choose to stay in the Ecuadorian embassy, ​​'says Downing St spokesman. 'The UK still has a legal obligation to extradite Mr Assange to Sweden. «

Panel decisions are binding on the States, although they are generally considered a good master of international law.The statement from the Working Party has no formal impact on the ongoing investigation, under Swedish law, 'said Karin Rosander, a spokeswoman for Sweden's Prosecution in a statement.She said the prosecutor in charge of the case was traveling and not immediately available for comment on the decision.