Mark Joyella | Mediaite
A report out of the U.K. this morning alleges WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has created a “poison pill” document drop-filled with “damaging secrets” to be released in the event he’s arrested or killed.
Reports from London suggest an arrest by Scotland Yard could come as early as Tuesday, if Assange is-as has been rumored-hiding out in Britain.
According to the Daily Mail, Assange has distributed his doomsday document drop to a network of hackers, with instructions on its release:
Julian Assange has distributed to fellow hackers an encrypted ‘poison pill’ of damaging secrets, thought to include details on BP and Guantanamo Bay.
He believes the file is his ‘insurance’ in case he is killed, arrested or the whistleblowing website is removed permanently from the internet.
Mr Assange – understood to be lying low in Britain – could be arrested by Scotland Yard officers as early as tomorrow.
In addition to a potential arrest in the U.K., an arrest warrant has been issued for Assange by Swedish prosecutors, investigating allegations of rape.
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