Britain Detains Wikileaks Founder on Swedish Extradition Request as U.S. Looks to Charge Him

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Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Author:

Bruce Zagaris

Volume:

27

Issue:

2

Abstract:

On December 7, 2010, Julian Assange, founder of the WikiLeaks Web site, surrendered to British authorities on a Swedish extradition request over allegations of rape, sexual molestation and unlawful coercion was detained after Judge Howard Riddle denied him bail. Meanwhile, the U.S. government is considering bringing charges against Assange...(more)...