WikiLeaks founder risks denial of justice: lawyer

Mon Feb 7, 2011

BBC News

A lawyer for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said Monday that Swedish secrecy surrounding rape proceedings and his client's global notoriety mean there is a risk of a "flagrant denial of justice" if he is extradited to Sweden over sex crimes allegations.

Geoffrey Robertson said at a hearing in Belmarsh Magistrates' Court in London, England, that his client was fighting extradition because such trials are usually held in secret in Sweden to protect the alleged victims.

Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2011/02/07/wikileaks-assange.html#ixzz1DHY49C1N

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