MMC
11-02-2011, 06:13 AM
http://news.yahoo.com/wikileaks-julian-assange-loses-extradition-appeal-095224387.html
Associated Press | AP – 33 mins ago..
LONDON (AP) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Wednesday lost his appeal against extradition to Sweden to answer sex crime allegations after judges rejected claims that moves to return him to Scandinavia were unfair and unlawful.
Judges John Thomas and Duncan Ousely said Assange should be sent to be questioned over the alleged rape of one woman and the molestation of another in Stockholm last year.
It was not immediately clear whether Assange, who has spent much of the past year under virtual house arrest at a supporter's country estate, will now have the right to take his case to Britain's Supreme Court.
In their ruling, the appeal judges said the decision by Swedish authorities to issue a European Arrest Warrant could not "be said to be disproportionate."
Before the judgment, extradition lawyer Julian Knowles had said Assange would only be able to appeal to Britain's Supreme Court — the country's highest court — if the appeals court's ruling involved an issue of "real legal significance."Knowles said that if Assange is permitted a further appeal, he would likely stay on bail for a couple of months. If not, "he'll be extradited within 10 days," he predicted.
Assange had claimed in his appeal that the alleged offenses would not have been regarded as crimes under English and Welsh law, a stance the judges rejected.
"There can be no doubt that if what Mr. Assange had done had been done in England and Wales, he would have been charged," the ruling said.....snip~
Looks Like shit just got real. They get a hold of this guy and lock him up again. I doubt we will ever see or hear from him again. To many people want this guy. He thinks hiding behind the hackers Anonymous and his group that they wil be able to put pressure on governments to release Assange from any sort of Trouble he gets in. But once you start releasing classified information. Then some Intel Agencies are going to take notice of that. Governments take notice. Not to mention Assange made himself an enemy to Putin. So even the Russians want him. Who can he make friends with and get any sort of help from?
Associated Press | AP – 33 mins ago..
LONDON (AP) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Wednesday lost his appeal against extradition to Sweden to answer sex crime allegations after judges rejected claims that moves to return him to Scandinavia were unfair and unlawful.
Judges John Thomas and Duncan Ousely said Assange should be sent to be questioned over the alleged rape of one woman and the molestation of another in Stockholm last year.
It was not immediately clear whether Assange, who has spent much of the past year under virtual house arrest at a supporter's country estate, will now have the right to take his case to Britain's Supreme Court.
In their ruling, the appeal judges said the decision by Swedish authorities to issue a European Arrest Warrant could not "be said to be disproportionate."
Before the judgment, extradition lawyer Julian Knowles had said Assange would only be able to appeal to Britain's Supreme Court — the country's highest court — if the appeals court's ruling involved an issue of "real legal significance."Knowles said that if Assange is permitted a further appeal, he would likely stay on bail for a couple of months. If not, "he'll be extradited within 10 days," he predicted.
Assange had claimed in his appeal that the alleged offenses would not have been regarded as crimes under English and Welsh law, a stance the judges rejected.
"There can be no doubt that if what Mr. Assange had done had been done in England and Wales, he would have been charged," the ruling said.....snip~
Looks Like shit just got real. They get a hold of this guy and lock him up again. I doubt we will ever see or hear from him again. To many people want this guy. He thinks hiding behind the hackers Anonymous and his group that they wil be able to put pressure on governments to release Assange from any sort of Trouble he gets in. But once you start releasing classified information. Then some Intel Agencies are going to take notice of that. Governments take notice. Not to mention Assange made himself an enemy to Putin. So even the Russians want him. Who can he make friends with and get any sort of help from?