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February 24, 2011

British Court OKs Assange Extradition to Sweden 
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A British court has ruled Wiki Leaks founder Julian Assange can be
extradited to Sweden to face questioning on allegations of sexual
crimes. Assange has been fighting extradition to Sweden since December,
when he was arrested and held for nine days in a London jail. His
defense team had argued against the extradition in part by citing the
potential he could wind up being sent to face the death penalty in the
United States for publishing classified government documents. Assange
says he plans to appeal and has been released on bail under the same
conditions as before.



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