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Supreme court dismisses Assange appeal bid [View all]
Source: BBC News 14 June 2012 Last updated at 15:16
The Supreme Court has dismissed a bid by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to reopen his appeal against extradition to Sweden over alleged sex crimes.
Seven judges of Britain's top court unanimously dismissed the move by Mr Assange as being "without merit".
Two weeks ago the court rejected his argument that a European arrest warrant for extradition was invalid.
His lawyers had argued that the decision was based on a legal point that had not been argued in court.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-18446295
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