Dec 7, 2010
Julian Assange Arrested
The Guardian is reporting that Julian Assange was arrested “by appointment” in the UK on behalf of the Swedish Police.
Statement from Metropolitan Police:
Officers from the Metropolitan Police Extradition Unit have this morning arrested Julian Assange on behalf of the Swedish authorities on suspicion of rape.
Julian Assange, 39, was arrested on a European Arrest Warrant by appointment at a London police station at 9.30am.
He is accused by the Swedish authorities of one count of unlawful coercion, two counts of sexual molestation and one count of rape, all alleged to have been committed in August 2010.
Assange is due to appear at City of Westminster Magistrates’ Court today.
CNN: Assange’s UK lawyer, Mark Stephens, said Assange would fight extradition.
British Court will have 21 days to decide whether to extradite him. And Assange has to find a way to prove he would not be able to get a fair trial in Sweden.
