Sweden Supreme Court Rejects Appeal by WikiLeaks’ Assange
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JOHN STILLWELL/AFP/Getty Images(LONDON) — Sweden’s Supreme Court rejected an appeal from WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange that would have thrown out an arrest warrant against him.
London’s The Guardian reports that despite the 4-1 decision by the judges, the court could still change its mind. Assange is wanted in Sweden amidst accusations of sex crimes, but has refused to travel to Sweden without a guarantee that the country would not extradite him to the United States, where he would face espionage charges.
In its ruling, the court said Monday that “the public interest in the investigation continues to weigh heavily,” The Guardian says. “In view hereof, and the risk that Julian Assange may evade prosecution if the arrest warrant is lifted, continued detention is currently regarded as compatible with the principle of proportionality.”
Assange has spent more than two years in Ecuador’s London embassy in an effort to avoid extradition to Sweden.
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