Assassination threats come from the US, says Assange

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange revealed he received death threats as he spoke out about his continued self-imprisonment at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London.

In an exclusive Irish radio interview, Assange told Sen Moncrieff on Newstalk: Theres some limits to the people I can meet because of the number of assassination threats emanating from the United States against me and my family.

He also said that he has received support from Irish politicians.

Several Irish politicians have been good enough to visit me here in the embassy and some have shown public support, he told Moncrieff on the show.

A podcast of the interview has been made available by Newstalk.

On leaving the embassy, he said: I think that things are likely to resolve within the next year but its not a certainty. It depends on how things stand geopolitically.

Assange sought refuge at the embassy in June 2012 to avoid extradition to Sweden to face questioning over alleged sexual offences. He denies the allegations.

Last month, he told Sky News that he will eventually leave the embassy with his asylum status intact.

Chatting with Moncrieff, he quipped: Its quite interesting, Paddy Power, the Irish gambling firm, you can actually make a bet on just that apparently its 100-1 if I leave with a jet pack so I should start a little investment company and ask people to pay in at 20-1 and then we could get a return at 100-1.

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