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British Judge Approves Julian Assange Extradition to Sweden

By Jeralyn, Section Foreign Affairs
Posted on Thu Feb 24, 2011 at 12:59:26 PM EST
Tags: Julian Assange (all tags)
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The judge presiding over the case of Wikileaks' founder Julian Assange's extradition to Sweden has ruled he can be extradited.

The Judge ruled Assange can get a fair trial in Sweden and that the extradition request and warrant were valid. He rejected Assange's claim that he also could be extradited to the U.S. or Guantanamo and said there was no evidence Assange faced torture or extradition if that happened.

Assange can appeal the decision.

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    As lawyers... (5.00 / 0) (#1)
    by diogenes on Thu Feb 24, 2011 at 03:12:29 PM EST
    Does anyone here believe that the case to prevent extradition to SWEDEN, of all places, had any legal merit whatsoever?  

    As a reader of the Stieg Larsson Girl Who trilogy, (none / 0) (#6)
    by jawbone on Fri Feb 25, 2011 at 10:15:18 PM EST
    plus not a l