Tuesday, July 12, 2011

WikiLeaks' Julian Assange Fights Extradition To Sweden

In London on Tuesday, the consultation started on appeal against the extradition of the Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to Sweden. The Swedish authorities had sought the Australians by the European arrest warrant to question him about allegations of rape of two women. Assange has denied the allegations and suspected political motives for the procedure. So fear the Wikileaks founders of rendition to the U.S., which checks currently, is whether he has failed with the release of tens of thousands as secret classified documents of U.S. law. A lawyer Assange the Swedish authorities designated strained right case for the extradition to be faulty . So it is disproportionate to deliver Australians, because it was wanted only for questioning, said lawyer Ben Emmerson. Also, what had happened in the European arrest warrant was described only vaguely. He will not try to denigrate the prosecution, Emmerson told reporters. Nevertheless, the sexual contacts were Wikileaks "totally agree", said the lawyer.

Assange will fight until the last instance

In late February, a London court agreed to extradition. Here, the judge had concluded that there was no reason to believe Assange in Sweden will get a fair trial. The 40-year-old Australian has spent the past few months in a virtual house arrest in the estate of a supporter. Assange appeared on Tuesday in a dark suit and with short hair, flanked by supporters in court. Before building a small group gathered with a banner. It could read: ". The first victim of war is truth" The hearing will take two days. Is given to the public this decision, but it can take days or weeks.


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