WikiLeaks has replaced Julian Assange as editor-in-chief of the group.

????The company just made the announcement that one-time spokesman, Kristinn Hrafnsson, will be taking over.????Assange founded and lead the company for over ten years but legal troubles have left him trapped at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London since 2012.????Hrafnsson told The Daily Dot “I condemn the treatment of Julian Assange that leads to my new role.”????Adding, “But I welcome the opportunity to secure the continuation of the important work based on WikiLeaks ideals.”????That said, he long-time friend of Assange said it “remains to be seen” whether the change will be permanent.

????Meanwhile, Wikileaks tweeted that Assange will stay on as the organization’s publisher.

????Ecuador’s president is working with Britain on trying to remove Assange from the Embassy, while still protecting Assange’s safety and human rights.