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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/assange-fears-unfair-trial-in-us.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="Julian Assange talks to the media at Ellingham Hall" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/min-assange-fears-unfair-trial-in-us.jpg" alt="Julian Assange talks to the media at Ellingham Hall"/></a></p>
<p>WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has said he has no hope of a fair trial if he is extradited to the US.</p>
<p>The 39-year-old Australian believes the US is preparing to indict him on espionage charges because of the leak of thousands of diplomatic cables.</p>
<p>Currently wanted in Sweden for alleged sex offences, which he denies, he was released from prison on bail on Thursday and placed under house arrest.</p>
<p>Asked if he had confidence in receiving a fair and unbiased trial if extradited to the US, he answered: &#8220;Absolutely not.&#8221;</p>
<p>A spokeswoman for the US Department of Justice would say only that there is an &#8220;investigation into the WikiLeaks matter&#8221;.</p>
<p>The whistleblower left Wandsworth Prison on Thursday when a High Court judge upheld a decision to grant him bail before a full extradition hearing next year.</p>
<p>British lawyers acting on behalf of the Swedish authorities appealed against the original decision, made by a judge at City of Westminster Magistrates&#8217; Court on Tuesday.</p>
<p>Strict conditions attached to his bail include residing at Ellingham Hall, a country retreat on the Norfolk-Suffolk border owned by Vaughan Smith, the founder of London&#8217;s Frontline journalism club.</p>
<p>Assange appeared confident and relaxed as he conducted a series of interviews on Friday, but the former hacker said he is expecting further smears against him, adding: &#8220;There&#8217;s an allegation that the Swedish prosecution has leaked out selective parts of their file illegally.&#8221;</p>
<p>But he said he is now looking forward to spending some time on the sprawling rural estate after his jail release, saying: &#8220;I&#8217;m going to go out into the country and do some fishing. It makes a very significant change compared to being in a basement in solitary confinement.&#8221;</p>
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