Wikileaks founder Julian Assange should be allowed to walk free and be compensated for his "deprivation of liberty", a UN legal panel has found.<br />Mr Assange, 44, - who faces extradition to Sweden over a rape claim, which he denies - claimed asylum in London's Ecuadorean embassy in 2012.<br />He has been arbitrarily detained since his arrest in 2010, the panel said.<br />The UK foreign secretary said the decision was "ridiculous", but Mr Assange hailed a "significant victory".<br />Speaking at a news conference via a video link from the embassy, he said the opinion of the panel was "vindication", adding: "The lawfulness of my detention is now a matter of settled law."
