Julian Assange loses extradition case

Britain’s Supreme Court on Wednesday May 30,2012 dismissed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s appeal against extradition to Sweden to face allegations of sexual assault, but gave him 14 days to seek a review after his lawyer argued that the court’s decision appeared to have been made on points not raised during the appeal and that her client might wish to have the case reopened.

However,Assange would, meanwhile, remain on bail. 

Earlier, by a majority of five to two, a special seven-member bench of Britain’s highest court rejected Julian Assange’s plea that the Swedish extradition warrant was "invalid and unenforceable’’ as it was issued by a public prosecutor who was not a ``judicial authority’’ under the 2003 Extradition Act.

The court, endorsing a previous High Court verdict, ruled that the warrant was "lawfully made’’ and Julian Assange could be extradited