The founder of WikiLeaks has issued a plea from jail for his supporters to keep fighting, accusing Visa, Mastercard and Paypal of being instruments of US foreign policy.

In an exclusive statement provided to the Sunshine Coast Daily via his mother, Julian Assange said he was determined to fight for the future of WikiLeaks.

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. Credit:Mark Chew

“My convictions are unfaltering. I remain true to the ideals I have always expressed," he said from Wandsworth Prison in London.

“We now know that Visa, Mastercard and Paypal are instruments of US foreign policy. It's not something we knew before.

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“I am calling on the world to protect my work and my people from these illegal and immoral acts.”

Read the full story at the Sunshine Coast Daily.