LONDON, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said on Monday that he would be leaving the Ecuadorian Embassy in London soon, where he had taken refuge for two years.

"I am leaving the embassy soon ... but perhaps not for the reasons that Murdoch press and Sky news are saying at the moment," he told a specially convened group of reporters about his political asylum and legal battle for freedom.

"The British Parliament and the British legal community have seen the abuse of my rights and other Britons who have been extradited without charges," Assange said, expressing his thanks to Ecuadorian and British people who fought for his rights and freedom.

"There is understanding developed within the UK that the position by Ecuador is a correct one," he added.

The 43-year-old Australian had been granted political asylum by Ecuador, but was unable to leave the embassy due to an arrest warrant issued by a Swedish court for his alleged role in two sexual assault cases. He dismissed the charges as "politically motivated."

Assange also slammed the "unprofessional" media reports that alleged two women he met during a visit to Sweden in 2010 had accused him of sexual offenses.

"That's false. No women have done so," he said.

He insisted that he had never been formally charged with any offense in Britain and Sweden.

Kristinn Hrafnsson, spokesman for the WikiLeaks, said the allegations of Assange's sexual offenses were raised by the Swedish prosecutors, but denied by the women themselves.