WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has confirmed plans to leave the Ecuadorean Embassy in London after more than two years. Assange has taken refuge in the embassy under political asylum from Ecuador. Over the weekend, media reports said Assange would leave to address life-threatening health issues with his heart and lungs. Speaking to reporters earlier today, Assange confirmed his pending departure but declined to specify the reason.

Julian Assange: “As you can imagine, being detained in various ways in this country without charge for four years, and in this embassy for two years, which has no outside area, and therefore no sunlight, as a result of the obstruction that is presently in place by the U.K., I am leaving the embassy soon, but perhaps not for the reasons that the Murdoch press and Sky News are saying at the moment.”

Assange is wanted for questioning in Sweden on allegations of sexual misconduct, though no charges have been filed. He has voiced fears he would ultimately be sent for prosecution in the United States if he were to return to Sweden.