Assange can be extradited to Sweden - court
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can be extradited to Sweden to face rape and sexual assault allegations, a British judge ruled today.
"I must order that Mr Assange be extradited to Sweden," judge Howard Riddle said in a decision at Belmarsh Magistrates Court in southeast London, following an extradition hearing earlier this month.
Lawyers for the 39-year-old Australian, who was detained in Britain on a Swedish arrest warrant in December, said earlier that they would appeal if the decision went against their client.
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Andy Farrugia
Feb 24th 2011, 20:49
Time to face the music Mr Assange!
Edward Muscat
Feb 24th 2011, 13:01
Mighty Britain as we know it is officially dead. They succumbed to multiculturalism, now succumbing to the orders of the US of A. Very sad.