over. lama hasan has the latest now from london. >> reporter: julian assange was declared a free man and granted bail on tuesday. but just for a couple of hours. a number of prominent figures, including socialites, journalists and a british film director all offered to post bond worth over $350,000. until this. the latest twist in the case. >> finally, after two hours, we've heard that the swedes won't abide by the umpire's decision. and they want to put mr. assange through yet more trouble, more expense, more hurdles. they clearly will not spare any expense but to keep mr. assange in jail. >> reporter: the swedish authorities appealed against the decision to grant the wikileaks founder bail. assange isn't going anywhere. he remains behind bars as his team continues to fight the appeal. the 39-year-old has already spent a week in jail since being