WikiLeaks: Three Years On, Manning and Assange Both Await Court
Posted: December 17th, 2011 | Author: Michael Courtenay | Filed under: Julian Assange, Revolute, WikiLeaks | Tags: Bradley Manning, Julian Assange, Lamo, Supreme Court, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, WikiLeaks | Comments Off
UPDATED: Overnight the UK Supreme Court granted Wiki Leaks founder Julian Assange permission to appeal against his extradition to Sweden where he is accused of sex offences.
“The Supreme Court has granted permission to appeal and a hearing has been scheduled for two days, beginning on 1 February 2012,” said a statement from the Supreme Court, the highest court in England.
The decision means Assange will spend a second Christmas at the country mansion of a wealthy supporter in Norfolk, eastern England, as his legal battle stretches into a second year. The 40-year-old Australian was arrested last December on a European arrest warrant issued by Sweden after two women made allegations of sexual assault and rape.
Assange strongly denies any wrongdoing and says the sex with the women was consensual. Assange believes the allegations are politically motivated and linked to WikiLeaks’ release of hundreds of thousands of classified US files about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as diplomatic cables. Read the full article »»»»
