Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has described a UN ruling, that he has been arbitrarily detained by the UK and Sweden, as a "victory" for himself and the "independence of the UN.
Appearing on the balcony of the Ecuadorian embassy in London, he said that the UN ruling is "legally binding" in response to comments from the Foreign Secretary that he remains a "fugitive of justice".
Mr Assange is wanted for extradition on a rape accusation in Sweden.
The Foreign Office "completely rejects" Julian Assange is the victim of arbitrary detention and will formally contest the ruling by the UN's panel.
The WikiLeaks founder is wanted for extradition on a rape accusation in Sweden and has lived in the embassy since June 2012.
A Foreign Office spokesperson said the UN working group's decision against the UK and Sweden "changes nothing" in relation to the case.
The Metropolitan Police have said they will make "every effort" to arrest Mr Assange should he leave the embassy.
A five-person panel became four before even looking at the Assange case and ended with the group divided and ridiculed by Philip Hammond.
From his 2010 arrest warrant to a UN expert panel's call for the WikiLeaks founder to be freed, review the key dates in the Assange case.
Read the full statement by the UN panel, calling for Julian Assange's "right to compensation" and for his "deprivation of liberty" to end.