Thursday, February 24, 2011 --
CNN Breaking News UK judge rules Wikileaks founder Julian Assange can be extradited to Sweden to be questioned
London (CNN) -- A judge ruled Thursday that Britain can extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to Sweden for questioning over allegations of s*xual misconduct.
At Belmarsh Magistrates' Court in London, Assange sat in the dock as the ruling was read and showed no emotion. Later at a news conference, he lashed out at the extradition decision.
He said to thrust someone into a foreign land where someone does not speak the language or understand the judicial system "is a very grave matter."
One of Assange's attorneys, Mark Stephens, said Assange, an Australian citizen, will appeal the decision.
Assange has not been charged with a crime, but Swedish prosecutors want to question him in connection with s*xual misconduct allegations related to separate incidents in August.
Assange denies the accusations. He has called the extradition proceedings a smear campaign to discredit his WikiLeaks work. His attorneys are fighting his extradition on procedural and human-rights grounds.
http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/02/24...
At Belmarsh Magistrates' Court in London, Assange sat in the dock as the ruling was read and showed no emotion. Later at a news conference, he lashed out at the extradition decision.
He said to thrust someone into a foreign land where someone does not speak the language or understand the judicial system "is a very grave matter."
One of Assange's attorneys, Mark Stephens, said Assange, an Australian citizen, will appeal the decision.
Assange has not been charged with a crime, but Swedish prosecutors want to question him in connection with s*xual misconduct allegations related to separate incidents in August.
Assange denies the accusations. He has called the extradition proceedings a smear campaign to discredit his WikiLeaks work. His attorneys are fighting his extradition on procedural and human-rights grounds.
http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/02/24...
