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Eugene

(61,593 posts)
Wed May 23, 2012, 10:36 AM May 2012

Julian Assange extradition verdict due next week

Source: The Guardian

Julian Assange extradition verdict due next week

Seven-strong panel of justices will rule on whether European arrest
warrant issued for WikiLeaks founder is valid


Owen Bowcott, legal affairs correspondent
guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 23 May 2012 13.34 BST

The supreme court will deliver its verdict next Wednesday on whether or not the WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, should be deported to Sweden to face allegations of rape and sexual assault.

The short judgment on 30 May will include an explanation of the decision the seven-strong panel of justices reaches. It is expected to focus on the narrow issue of whether or not a European arrest warrant (EAW) issued by a prosecutor is valid.

EU treaty provisions governing extradition specify that a warrant must be drawn up by "competent judicial authorities". Lawyers for Assange argue that a prosecutor is not a judge or a "judicial" official.

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