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February 2, 2012

Julian Assange in Final Day of Extradition Hearing 
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Wiki Leaks founder Julian Assange is in the second and final day of an
appeal before Britain’s Supreme Court to challenge a lower court
decision allowing his extradition to Sweden. Swedish authorities are
seeking to question Assange about claims of rape and sexual assault,
though he has not been formally charged. On Wednesday, protesters
gathered outside the courtroom to support Assange.

Ben Griffin Roland: ''You have to ask the question if he wasn't the head
of Wiki Leaks would he be going through this process and I think the
answer is, 'No.' I think there is political motivation behind this case
and this guy is being persecuted for his war-resistor work rather than
for what happened in Sweden.''

Roland Gianstefani: ''I think he has won in terms of getting people to
think and getting the truth out and getting people to stay true to their
principles, but I think it's a foregone conclusion and I think he's
accepted that he's going to end up in prison or worse or suffer the fate
similar to Bradley Manning.''



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