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WikiLeaks' Assange In U.K. Court Over Extradition To Sweden
February 01, 2012
Britain’s Supreme Court has opened a two-day hearing on a final appeal by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange against his extradition to Sweden.
The 40-year-old WikiLeaks founder is wanted by Swedish authorities over sex crimes allegedly committed during a visit to Sweden in 2010.
He has denied any wrongdoing.
A decision from the British high court isn't expected for another few weeks.
The British court previously approved his extradition, a decision that Assange argues was unlawful.
Last year, the Wikileaks website published thousands of documents from leaked U.S. diplomatic cables, embarrassing a number of governments and angering U.S. authorities.
Assange has suggested that Western governments burned by WikiLeaks are behind his legal troubles.
Compiled from agency reports
Source: http://www.rferl.org/content/wikileaks_assange_in_uk_court_over_sweden_extradition/24469954.html
Copyright (c) 2012. 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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