Any day now Britain's Supreme Court will issue a ruling on whether or not the European Arrest Warrant (EAW) issued for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is valid, a decision that will determine if Assange is extradited to Sweden to face allegations of sexual assault.
The EAW system increases the speed and ease of extradition throughout EU countries.
Assange, 40, had consensual sex with two women in Sweden in August 2010. He is accused of refusing to use a condom in one instance and having intercourse with the other women while she was not fully awake
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The Australian Government Is Actually Passing New Laws To Help The US Extradite Julian Assange
 AP Assange has been detained without charge for 496 days; he is currently under house arrest in Norfolk, Britain. |
No matter the upcoming UK Supreme Court ruling on the validity of the European Arrest Warrant (EAW) issued for Julian Assange, the U.S. government is likely to unseal a secret grand jury indictment to attempt to secure Assange's extradition to the U.S., according to Mike Head of the World Socialist Web Site
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