WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange admits his fight for freedom and justice has only just begun - after Swedish prosecutors dropped their investigation in rape claims levelled against him.
The 45-year-old still won't be able to step foot outside the Ecuadorian embassy in London he's been holed up in for the past five years.
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While Assange says it's a step forward, labelling it an "important victory" for himself "and the UN human rights system," he said he cannot forgive the "terrible injustice" done to him.
"[This victory] by no means erases seven years of detention without charge."
A lawyer for one of Assange's rape accusers says it's a scandal a suspect can dodge a trial.
However, Assange himself acknowledged he won't be coming out of the Ecuadorian embassy in London where he's sought asylum anytime soon.
"While today was an important victory and an important vindicate, the road is far from over," he said.
"The war, the proper war, is just commencing. The UK has said it will arrest me regardless."
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