Wikileaks' Assange Begins Extradition Battle

arisvega writes "Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has begun his court battle against extradition from the UK to Sweden. He faces allegations of sexual assault against two women, which he denies. Mr Assange, 39, argues Swedish prosecutors had no right to issue a warrant for his arrest because he has not yet been charged with any offences. At the extradition hearing, in London's Belmarsh Magistrates' Court, his lawyers are also challenging the move on human rights grounds. Mr Assange's legal team, led by Geoffrey Robertson QC, argues that if their client is forced to return to Sweden he could be extradited to the US, or even Guantanamo Bay, to face separate charges relating to the publication of secret documents by Wikileaks."

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Hopefully he'll be extradited

[Viol8]

Only so that this gold plated hypocrite and his travelling circus become someone else's problem rather than wasting police and court time in the UK any longer. There is zero chance of the swedes extraditing him - if there was a good enough case the US would have applied to the UK for this - so his teenage fanboys can relax.

Sexual assault apologia.

[RyuuzakiTetsuya]

I don't give a shit anymore. Julian risked his own life putting his face on the actions of Wikileaks. Julian risked his own life when he decided to do what he did with those women. Julian risked his own life when he decided to disengage from the world and require his capture.

Fuck him. I don't care what he's done. He fucked up. All the right things in the world can never make the fuckups OK.