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.
Emerging onto the balcony of the Ecuadorian Embassy this evening, Julian Assange was holding a copy of the UN tribunal ruling in his favour.
But he still cannot step foot outside the building without being arrested as a warrant remains in place.
Assange's supporters say Britain, Sweden and the USA are complicit in a strategy to ultimately send the Wikileaks founder to America to face investigations for leaking embarrassing State secrets.
ITV News Correspondent, Paul Davies reports:
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.