{"id":19732,"date":"2012-06-19T13:04:35","date_gmt":"2012-06-19T12:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=19732"},"modified":"2012-06-19T13:04:35","modified_gmt":"2012-06-19T12:04:35","slug":"julian-assange-loses-appeal-against-extradition-to-sweden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2012\/06\/julian-assange-loses-appeal-against-extradition-to-sweden\/","title":{"rendered":"Julian Assange Loses Appeal against Extradition to Sweden"},"content":{"rendered":"

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has failed in his bid to reopen his appeal against extradition to Sweden where he faces sex crime allegations. <\/em><\/p>\n

The announcement was made today [14 Jun 2012] by the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n

It is understood that Assange’s legal team now has 14 days to apply to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg to hear his case.<\/p>\n

Dinah Rose QC, appearing for Assange, applied to the Supreme Court justices for permission to make further submissions, but they unanimously dismissed the application, saying it was “without merit”.<\/p>\n

On May 30, the Supreme Court ruled by a 5-2 majority that Assange’s extradition was lawful and could go ahead.<\/p>\n

The Swedish authorities want Assange, 40, to answer accusations of raping one woman and sexually molesting and coercing another in Stockholm in August 2010 while on a visit to give a lecture.<\/p>\n

Assange, whose WikiLeaks website has published a mass of leaked diplomatic cables that embarrassed several governments and international businesses, claims the sex was consensual and that the allegations against him are politically motivated.<\/p>\n

The majority of Supreme Court justices rejected his argument that the European arrest warrant (EAW) issued against him by Sweden was “invalid and unenforceable”.<\/p>\n

Assange’s lawyers now have until June 28 to ask Strasbourg to consider his case on the basis that he has not had a fair hearing from the UK courts.<\/p>\n

It will then be for the European Court to decide whether or not to postpone extradition while another hearing goes ahead<\/p>\n

The court has the power to issue a direction to the UK Government that he should not be surrendered to Sweden if it decides to consider his claim.<\/p>\n

Fair Trials International chief executive Jago Russell said: “Today’s decision takes Julian Assange one step closer to being extradited to Sweden.<\/p>\n

“Although Sweden is rightly proud of its justice system, its over-use of pre-trial detention means that, if extradited, he is likely to be imprisoned and placed under extremely restrictive conditions.”<\/p>\n

PA<\/em><\/p>\n

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