11-03-2015, 12:49 PM
Assange appeal to be heard by Supreme Court
Published: 11 Mar 2015 10:27 GMT+01:00Sweden's Supreme Court has agreed to hear Julian Assange's appeal to have the European arrest warrant against him lifted, as the Wikileaks founder continues to fight extradition to the Nordic nation following rape and sex assault allegations.
Sweden's Supreme Court announced on Tuesday that it would consider the Australian's appeal against the decisions of two lower Swedish courts, which ruled that an arrest warrant against him should stand, paving the way for police to question him in Stockholm.
In a statement it said that it had reached the decision in the light of the "conduct of investigations and the principle of proportionality".
Last month, one of Assange's lawyers, Per Samuelson told The Local that his team's submission focussed on the contention that his freedoms had been unreasonably restricted since he sought asylum in the Ecuadorian embassy in London.
He has not left the embassy for two years and according to Samuelson "he has not taken one step outdoors. He has not even leaned out of the window".
Assange, 43, has long argued that extradition to Sweden could lead to him being transferred to the United States to face trial over Wikileaks' publication of classified US military and diplomatic documents. Last week a US court confirmed that a criminal investigation into his activities and those of Wikileaks was ongoing.
http://www.thelocal.se/20150311/assange-...reme-court
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