The UK's high court has ruled that Julian Assange, the founder of
WikiLeaks, can appeal to the country's supreme court against his
extradition to Sweden where he is wanted for questioning over alleged
sex crimes.
Swedish authorities want to question the Australian over accusations
of rape and sexual assault made by two female former WikiLeaks
volunteers during a visit there in August 2010.
Assange, who has been living in the UK since his arrest there in December last year, denies wrongdoing.
The 40-year-old spent nine days in London's Wandsworth prison after
his arrest last year. He was freed a week before Christmas on bail and
has since been living at the country house of a wealthy supporter in
eastern England.
His arrest came shortly after WikiLeaks published thousands of secret
US diplomatic cables that included unflattering views of world leaders
and candid assessments of security threats.
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