London - Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks who is facing charges of sexual assault, was granted conditional bail on Thursday at the High Court in London.
Assange was granted bail of 240 000 pounds by the Westminster Magistrates Court on Tuesday, but he remained in custody as British authorities appealed the judge's decision.
The WikiLeaks founder arrived at the High Court on Thursday morning in a bid to win his release from custody.
During a hearing in London last week, Assange was refused bail by the judge on the grounds that there was a risk that he would fail to surrender and has remained in police custody following his arrest on four sexual offences.
Britain has received a European arrest warrant from Sweden, and officers from Scotland Yard detained the 39-year-old Australian on 7 December after he voluntarily went to a police station in central London.
Two women in Sweden accused Assange of sexually attacking them when he visited the country in August, but Assange denied the claims.
The Swedish authorities urged to extradite Assange to that country to face charges.
Meanwhile, government officials of the United States have been busy apologising to countries around the world for the huge embarrassment and political damage caused by the confidential diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks two weeks ago.
