UK Supreme Court grants permission for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to appeal against extradition to Sweden

Julian Assange was today granted permission to appeal to the Supreme Court against his extradition to Sweden where he faces sex crime allegations.

The highest court in the land said it would hear his case after the Wikileaks founder raised a question on extradition law 'of general public importance'.

The two-day hearing before a panel of seven of the 12 Supreme Court judges will begin on February 1.


The Swedish authorities want him to answer accusations of raping one woman and 'sexually molesting and coercing' another in Stockholm in August last year.     Full Read