WikiLeaks founder granted extradition appeal in UK
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Britain's Supreme Court said Friday it had agreed to hear WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's appeal against extradition to Sweden over sex crimes allegations. The court said a panel of three judges had considered a written submission and granted a two-day appeal beginning Feb. 1, meaning there is no prospect of Assange being sent to Stockholm until at least next year.
In a statement, the court said it had "decided that seven justices will hear the appeal given the great public importance of the issue raised, which is whether a prosecutor is a judicial authority." (AP)
