British Supreme Court Clears Way for WikiLeaks Founder's Extradition

June 14, 2012 by legitgov

British Supreme Court Clears Way for WikiLeaks Founder's Extradition 15 Jun 2012 Britain's Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a final move by the founder of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, to reopen his appeal of a ruling ordering him extradited to Sweden to face allegations of sexual abuse and rape. In a statement, the court also ruled that he must be extradited by midnight on July 7, barring further legal intervention. The ruling could be the end of a legal battle that Mr. Assange first waged, when he was arrested in December 2010, as a broad defense against what he called unjust allegations and a global conspiracy to silence him.