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11/2/11

WikiLeaks founder Assange to be extradited to Sweden to face rape claims - by Erik Larson

Julian Assange, founder of the anti- secrecy website WikiLeaks, lost a U.K. appeal to stop his extradition to Sweden to face rape claims almost 11 months after he was arrested in London.

The U.K. Court of Appeal today said the 40-year-old Australian must return to Sweden, where he’s sought in an investigation of two sexual assault cases. He’s accused of failing to use a condom in one incident and of having sex with a woman who was sleeping in another.

For more: WikiLeaks founder Assange to be extradited to Sweden to face rape claims - The Washington Post

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