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Swedish court upholds warrant for arrest of Wikileaks’ boss, Assange

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Ecuador blocks internet access of Wikileaks' Julian Assange
The arrest warrant for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, has been upheld by a Swedish lower court which ruled that the fugitive’s stay at Ecuador’s London embassy did not equal detention.
Assange has been taking refuge at the Ecuadorian embassy since June 2012 to avoid rape investigation in Sweden after allegations that he had forceful carnal knowledge with a lady in 2010.
The 44-year-old computer hacker who is also wanted by U.S authorities after he published hundreds of thousands of secret U.S diplomatic cables says he fears further extradition to the United States, where there has been a criminal investigation into the activities of Wikileaks.
“The district court finds that there is still probable cause for the suspicion against JA (Julian Assange) for rape, less serious incident, and that there is still a risk that he will depart or in some other way evade prosecution or penalty,” the court said in a statement.
Last year, Sweden’s Supreme Court rejected a previous appeal by Assange to revoke a detention order.

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