A Swedish appeals court has decided to uphold the arrest warrant for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.
ADVERTISEMENTA Swedish appeals court has decided to uphold the arrest warrant for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.
The ruling prolongs the six-year legal stand off between Assange and Swedish authorities.
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Assange is wanted for questioning over rape allegations made by two Swedish women.
The 45-year-old avoided possible extradition to Sweden by taking refuge in Ecuador’s London embassy in 2012.
The Australian national fears further extradition to the United States, where a criminal investigation into Wikileaks is ongoing.
Assange has been warned by the Metropolitan Police that if he leaves the embassy he will be arrested.