WikiLeaks' Assange in court to fight extradition

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can be extradited to Sweden to face rape and sexual assault allegations, a British judge ruled on Thursday."I must order that Mr Assange be extradited to Sweden," judge Howard Riddle said in a decision at Belmarsh Magistrates' Court in southeast London, following an extradition hearing earlier this month.Lawyers for the 39-year-old Australian, who was detained in Britain on a Swedish arrest warrant in December, said earlier that they would appeal if the decision went against their client.

It is an odd sight: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is wearing a jacket and tie, but no shoes. Then again, if you have not stepped outside Ecuador's London embassy for a year, shoes are largely pointless.

Sweden's attempt to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for questioning on sexual assault allegations will be examined by a London court on February 7-8, a judge said Tuesday.District Judge Nicholas Evans set the date for the full extradition hearing during a 10-minute hearing at Woolwich Crown Court in southeast London.Watched by dozens of journalists from around the world, the 39-year-old Australian spoke only to confirm his name and address.

Sweden's attempt to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for questioning on sexual assault allegations will be examined by a London court on February 7-8, a judge said on Tuesday.The date for the full extradition hearing came during a 10-minute hearing at Woolwich Crown Court in southeast London at which Assange spoke only to confirm his name and address.

Britain's highest court upheld a request from Sweden to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for questioning in a sexual misconduct case, leaving the activist with few legal cards to play.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was facing a second day in a British court Tuesday fighting an attempt to extradite him to Sweden over allegations of rape and molestation.The 39-year-old Australian's lawyer Geoffrey Robertson is expected to argue that Assange could face the death penalty if extradited on from Sweden to the United States on separate charges relating to the whistleblowing website.The lawyer spent the first day of the two-day hearing Monday arguing that Assange would face a "flagrant denial of justice" if extradited over allegations of rape and molestation.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will fight a British judge's decision to extradite him to Sweden over allegations of sexual assault in a two-day hearing in July, it was announced on Wednesday.The hearing at the High Court in London will take place on July 12-13, the court said.Assange is appealing after District Judge Howard Riddle ruled in February that extradition to Sweden would not breach his human rights.