Wikileaks Founder Assange Pledges To Hide In Ecuador's Embassy For As Long As It Takes For Sweden To Drop Case Against Him

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange speaking from a balcony at The Ecuador Embassy in London, Aug. 19, 2012. Thomas Campean / London News Pictures / ZUMA PRESS

'I'll Stay For A YEAR!' Assange Pledges To Hide In Ecuador's Embassy For As Long As It Takes For Sweden To Drop Case Against Him

* The WikiLeaks founder told a TV station that he still believes he will be able to walk out of the building a free man
* His situation 'will be solved through diplomacy' he said, adding Sweden dropping the case was the 'most likely scenario'

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange could remain holed up inside Ecuador’s embassy in London for a year as he believes the case against him in Sweden will be dropped.

The 41-year-old Australian, who faces arrest and extradition over alleged sexual offences if he sets foot outside the building in Knightsbridge, insisted that he believes that he will walk out a free man.

In a TV interview broadcast in Ecuador, Assange said he believed it would take between 'six and 12 months' for the issue to be resolved.

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My Comment: It's going to be along year.