Wednesday, November 02, 2011

Oh Dear Julian...

...what are you gonna do now?

Julian Assange's options narrow as judges reject extradition appeal

"High court rules WikiLeaks founder must face Swedish rape claim as Assange says he 'may not have cash to fight on'

Short of cash and running out of legal arguments, the founder of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, felt the net tighten around him on Wednesday as the high court dismissed his latest appeal against extradition to Sweden to face rape and sexual molestation claims.

The president of the Queen's Bench Division, Sir John Thomas, sitting with Mr Justice Ouseley, threw out Assange's four-point appeal against the Swedish prosecutor's European arrest warrant. Assange's lawyers, meanwhile, indicated that the 40-year-old Australian may not have the money to pay his opponents' costs. Unless he appeals to the supreme court, and that requires high court approval and yet more legal fees, he could be removed to a Swedish jail by the end of the month to be questioned over claims of rape, sexual molestation and unlawful coercion by two women he met on a visit to Stockholm in August 2010.

After the ruling, out on the steps of the Royal Courts of Justice, Assange faced the cameras wearing a smart navy suit and a Remembrance Day poppy, [hah!] but without his usual air of defiance."
I guess all your little groupies are gonna have to get real jobs now and I'll bet they won't be too overly generous with their money. No one's gonna bail you out.

Your status as a demigod is crumbling. I hope some time soon, Australian authorities come calling.

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2 Comments:

Blogger Louise said...

Well that was weird. Dave in Pa., your comment went "poof".

Blogspot is doing weird things.

November 02, 2011 7:10 pm  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I'm shocked, shocked! :-)

My original comment about the estimable Mr. Assange was "After hubris comes Nemesis."

November 02, 2011 7:45 pm  

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