WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can be extradited to Sweden to face sex crime allegations, the Supreme Court has ruled. Seven Supreme Court judges gave their judgment in a move that ends a marathon battle in the UK courts.Lawyers for the WikiLeaks boss had argued that the European arrest warrant issued against him is "invalid and unenforceable".The Swedish authorities want Assange, 40, to answer accusations of raping one woman and sexually molesting and coercing another in Stockholm in August 2010.
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WikiLeaks boss Julian Assange has lost his High Court bid to block his extradition to Sweden to face sex crime allegations. Two judges rejected the argument made by his lawyers that extradition of the Australian would be "unfair and... Read Post
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