""WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s request for an appeal has been granted by the Supreme Court.
The two-day appeal begins in February, which means Assange is safe from extradition until at least next year.
A statement from the court said it had “decided that seven justices will hear the appeal given the great public important of the issue raised, which is whether a prosecutor is a judicial authority”.
Assange’s legal team argue that police and prosecutors should not have the right to order extraditions because they are not a proper judicial authority.""
The two-day appeal begins in February, which means Assange is safe from extradition until at least next year.
A statement from the court said it had “decided that seven justices will hear the appeal given the great public important of the issue raised, which is whether a prosecutor is a judicial authority”.
Assange’s legal team argue that police and prosecutors should not have the right to order extraditions because they are not a proper judicial authority.""
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2011/12/16/julian-assange-wikileaks-_n_1153375.html
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