Below is a link setting out the timeline for Assange's visit to Sweden and the events that followed.

http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/12/13/rundle-timeline-of-assanges-visit-to-sweden-and-events-that-followed/

Poirot while was aware of this thanks for the link.
We now face a true massive problem history is full of victims of powerful nations.Many condemn, rightly so China for its record Burma, what ever it is called now.
We see evidence finally that yes Russia MURDERED those polish officers in ww2.
And if China was after Wikileaks, many of those hunting for this man, would want to protect him.
ANY ONE who cares about freedom, our right to know should speak up , America must not have second country's acting on near lies act in its name.

Never fear, Belly,- it seems that Julian Assange and Wikileaks has today attracted solid support from Australian media representatives in the form of an open letter to Prime Minister Julia Gillard...quite an impressive list at the bottom of the letter.
Jolly good show!

http://www.walkleys.com/news/1076/

Well Poirot, it would be impressive if they were truly journalists, and they really worked for 'news' organisations.

Sadly, they are mostly 'rags', and they barely carry 'news', and certainly rarely of ever question the status quo.

Still, if we all pretend hard enough, then yes, it looks impressive.

TBC,

Still, the tide in political and media support of Assange and Wikileaks appears to be firming...here's some more.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/in-depth/wikileaks/party-revolt-at-gillards-wiki-stance/story-fn775xjq-1225970522440

http://www.avaaz.org/en/wikileaks_petition/?slideshow

"We call on you to stop the crackdown on WikiLeaks and its partners immediately. We urge you to respect democratic principles and laws of freedom of expression and freedom of the press. If WikiLeaks and the journalists it works with have violated any laws they should be pursued in the courts with due process. They should not be subjected to an extra-judicial campaign of intimidation."