Wednesday, November 02, 2011

WikiLeaks: British High Court rejects Assange extradition appeal

LONDON — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange lost his battle against extradition Wednesday when Britain’s High Court ruled that he should be sent to Sweden to face questioning over allegations of sexual misconduct.

The judgment, handed down by High Court judges John Thomas and Duncan Ouseley with Assange in attendance, dismissed all four of the objections raised by Assange’s legal

In their ruling, the judges said that the European Arrest Warrant that triggered Assange’s arrest and subsequent proceedings by the Swedish authorities were “proportionate.”
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