Assange loses extradition appeal

BBC, May 31, 2012

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has lost his U.K. Supreme Court fight against extradition to Sweden to face accusations of sex offenses, the BBC reported. The court ruled the extradition request had been "lawfully made." However, Assange has 14 days to challenge the ruling, and his solicitor, Gareth Peirce, said his lawyers would be asking the court to reconsider. Following the hearing, he tweeted: "We got the news not hoped for."