Julian Assange is to take part in this hearing, organised by the Legal Affairs Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, beginning at 8.30 a.m. CEST on Tuesday 1 October. The following day, on Wednesday 2 October, the Assembly is due to hold a plenary debate and vote on this topic, based on a report by Thorhildur Sunna Ævarsdóttir (Iceland, SOC). Mr Assange is expected to be watching from the public gallery.