(EU referendum) Assange hosts online chat
Finance | 23 Jun 2016 9:45 pmThe founder of anti-secrecy site WikiLeaks plans to host a live, online punditry show about Britain's referendum on whether to stay in the EU.
Julian Assange has been holed up in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London since 2012.
He is wanted for questioning by Swedish police over rape allegations stemming from his visit to the country in 2010. He denies all the accusations against him made by two women.
The Australian recently said he was "pretty much'' in favor of Britain leaving the European Union, arguing that its membership was holding the 28-nation bloc back.
Guests billed for Assange's show include Greece's ex-finance minister Yanis Varoufakis, musician Brian Eno and "former CIA officers.'' It is scheduled to run until early Friday morning, when referendum results are expected.—AP
