Wikileaks chief Julian Assange ‘thankful’ after winning right to appeal extradition to Sweden
WIKILEAKS chief Julian Assange said he was “thankful” after being granted the right to pursue his appeal against extradition to Sweden at Britain’s Supreme Court.
The 40-year-old Australian, who faces allegations of sexual misconduct in Stockholm, was present at London’s High Court to hear the ruling over his application, which he later praised as the “correct decision.”
The ruling means Assange does not face immediate deportation and now has two weeks to officially lodge a written appeal to the Supreme Court.
Assange, who denies any wrongdoing, was arrested in Britain last December on a European warrant over allegations of rape and sexual assault made by two women over a five-day period in Stockholm last August.
[...]
The transferring of the case to the Supreme Court was expected to keep Assange in the UK for several months before a final ruling is made.
Time wounds all heels.
Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: | Julian Assange, Wikileaks
In some countries if you’re convicted of stealing they chop off your hand.
Just sayin’
What a sanctimonious twit! He sees himself as some great advocate of justice for the people:
“…..many aggrieved families in the UK and other countries and in Europe are struggling for justice…….The long struggle for justice for me and others continues.”
He’s not trying to avoid rape charges, he’s trying to save millions of grieving families from the UK’s evil deportation system.
His new lawyer/solicitor, Gareth Peirce is quite impressive. Wonder what made her take him on as a client?
Says lawyer who represents the Swedish women Claes Borgström:
Also: Note how the hacker group “Anonymous”, part of OWS and responsible for closing down the homepages of both the Swedish Prosecution Authority and Claes Borgström (attacks that led to him getting police protection at the time), back when the case started.
The Anonymous connection was one of the first red flags about OWS
honk