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WikiLeaks' Assange In U.K. Court To Appeal Extradition Ruling
July 12, 2011
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has begun against extradition to Sweden to face rape allegations.
The 40-year-old Australian appeared at the High Court in London on July 12 seeking to overturn a ruling by a lower court in February in which a judge rejected his defense's arguments that he would face an unfair trial in Sweden.
The two-day hearing is Assange's second attempt to block the extradition order. Assange was arrested in December after two Swedish women accused him of sexual assault -- allegations he denies.
The allegations came as his whistle-blowing website was in the process of releasing a huge cache of leaked U.S. diplomatic cables. Assange says the charges against him are politically motivated.
compiled from agencies
Copyright (c) 2011. RFE/RL, Inc. Reprinted with the permission of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave., N.W. Washington DC 20036.
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