伦敦当局根据瑞典颁发的逮捕令而逮捕了维基揭密创办人阿桑奇。
瑞典通缉阿桑奇，要就他所面临的强奸、性骚扰和非法胁迫的指控对他进行讯问。阿桑奇否认了这些指控。
预计这位维基揭密创办人星期二晚些时候将在伦敦一家法院出庭。
阿桑奇的律师表示，他会力争不被引渡到瑞典，因为他担心自己会被交给美国。
阿桑奇创办了维基揭密网站，该网站在互联网上公开了大约25万份美国秘密外交电文。
维基揭密网站的一名发言人说，阿桑奇的被捕不会影响这个网站公布更多文件的计划。
阿桑奇星期二被捕之前，维基揭密泄露出的外交备忘录显示，北约在2008年俄罗斯与格鲁吉亚发生冲突后拟定了一份帮助波罗的海国家抵御俄罗斯攻击的军事计划。英国卫报说，这些备忘录透露，保护爱沙尼亚、拉脱维亚和立陶宛的秘密计划是在美国和德国的敦促下在北约总部拟定的。
Authorities in London have arrested WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on an arrest warrant issued by Sweden.
Assange is wanted for questioning in Sweden about allegations of rape, sexual molestation and unlawful coercion. He denies the claims.
The WikiLeaks founder is due to appear in a London court later Tuesday.
Assange’s lawyers have said he will fight extradition to Sweden, for fear he could be turned over to the United States.
Assange founded the WikiLeaks website that has released some 250,000 secret U.S. diplomatic cables over the Internet.
A spokesman for the website says the arrest of Assange does not affect plans for the release of more documents.
Prior to his arrest Tuesday, WikiLeaks leaked diplomatic memos that say NATO drew up military plans to defend Baltic nations against a Russian attack after Russia’s conflict with Georgia in 2008. The Guardian newspaper says the memos reveal that secret plans to protect Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania were drawn up at NATO headquarters at the urging of the United States and Germany.