Reuters: World News: Top UK court backs extradition of Assange to Sweden

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Top UK court backs extradition of Assange to Sweden May 30th 2012, 08:27 Tweet Share this Email Print Analysis & Opinion SCOTUS to Federal Circuit: Think harder about what's patentable WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange speaks at a news conference in London, February 27, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Finbarr O'Reilly LONDON | Wed May 30, 2012 4:27am EDT LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Supreme Court upheld the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to Sweden over alleged sex crimes on Wednesday. Seven judges at the country's highest court rejected by a majority of 5-2 that Assange's claim that a European Arrest Warrant under which his extradition is sought was invalid. Two lower courts have already ruled he should be extradited. (Reporting by Michael Holden; Editing by Tim Castle) Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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