(20 Dec 2012) SHOTLIST
++NIGHT SHOTS++
1. Wide of Ecuadorean embassy in London where WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange he has spent six months in refuge
2. Zoom in to Assange emerging from the balcony of the embassy
3. Pull out from Assange to police on the road
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Julian Assange, WikiLeaks founder:
"Next year will be equally busy. WikiLeaks has already over a million documents being prepared to be released. Documents that'll affect every country in the world. Every country in this world."
5. Pull out from Assange to police on the road
6. Close-up of police officer
STORYLINE
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange emerged for a rare public address from the balcony of the Ecuadorean Embassy in London where he has spent six months in refuge.
Addressing supporters on a cold and wet evening, the 41-year-old Australian told his supporters and the media that his whistle-blowing website will release a (m) million more documents in 2013.
"Next year will be equally busy. WikiLeaks has already over a million documents being prepared to be released. Documents that'll affect every country in the world," He said.
Assange's address name-checked a series of jailed figures, including Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab and alleged Anonymous hacker Jeremy Hammond.
But the biggest cheers came when he praised the jailed US soldier Bradley Manning, the alleged source of WikiLeaks' most embarrassing revelations.
Assange looked healthy despite half a year spent trapped inside the small apartment he shares with Ecuador's diplomatic staff.
The WikiLeaks founder, who is being investigated by US officials over his spectacular leaks of classified documents, is also wanted over allegations of sexual assault stemming from a trip to Sweden in mid-2010.
He denies the allegations against him, but fears he will be sent to the US if he is extradited to Sweden.
Although diplomatic immunity means that authorities can't reach him at the embassy, British officials have vowed to arrest him if he sets foot outside.
Assange gave no hint on Thursday that the standoff would end.
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