A Swedish court ruled on Wednesday to uphold an arrest warrant against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange related to investigation in that country surrounding allegations of sexual assault.
Judge Lena Egelin said the warrant will remain in place, but Assange’s lawyers plan to appeal the ruling.
Swedish reporter Per Nyberg tweeted:
Assange, who is Australian, has been living in the Embassy of Ecuador in London since 2012. Ecuador granted Assange asylum, accepting his argument that if sent to Sweden he could face possible extradition and political persecution by the United States.
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