UK's top court backs extradition of Assange
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Britain">Britain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="endorsed">endorsed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="extradition">extradition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="WikiLeaks">WikiLeaks</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="Julian">Julian</span> <span word="Assange">Assange</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Sweden">Sweden</span>, <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="secret">secret</span>-<span word="spilling">spilling</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="activist">activist</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="closer">closer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prosecution">prosecution</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Scandinavian">Scandinavian</span> <span word="court">court</span>.</p><p><span word="Assange">Assange</span>, 40, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="attempts">attempts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Sweden">Sweden</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="questioning">questioning</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="crime">crime</span> <span word="allegations">allegations</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="charged">charged</span> <span word="there">there</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="struggle">struggle</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="messy">messy</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> 5-2 <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="warrant">warrant</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="arrest">arrest</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="properly">properly</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> - <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Assange">Assange</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="lawyer">lawyer</span> <span word="arguing">arguing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="reopened">reopened</span>.</p><p><span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="refuses">refuses</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="revisit">revisit</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="judgment">judgment</span>, <span word="Assange">Assange</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="appeal">appeal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Human">Human</span> <span word="Rights">Rights</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="extradition">extradition</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="maneuver">maneuver</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="unlikely">unlikely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="block">block</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="removal">removal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Sweden">Sweden</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="long">long</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="stands">stands</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="mark">mark</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Assange">Assange</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="career">career</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="hacker">hacker</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="prominence">prominence</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2010 <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="release">release</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="secret">secret</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="documents">documents</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="video">video</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="gunning">gunning</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crowd">crowd</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Iraqi">Iraqi</span> <span word="civilians">civilians</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="journalists">journalists</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="mistaken">mistaken</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="insurgents">insurgents</span>.</p><p><span word="His">His</span> <span word="release">release</span> <span word="of">of</span> 250,000 <span word="classified">classified</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="cables">cables</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="outraged">outraged</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="destabilized">destabilized</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="diplomacy">diplomacy</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="exposing">exposing</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="secrets">secrets</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cloud">cloud</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="Swedish">Swedish</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="molestation">molestation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rape">rape</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mid">mid</span>-2010. <span word="Assange">Assange</span> <span word="denies">denies</span> <span word="wrongdoing">wrongdoing</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="consensual">consensual</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="refused">refused</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Sweden">Sweden</span>, <span word="claiming">claiming</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="won">won</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="trial">trial</span> <span word="there">there</span>.</p>
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