High Court in London upholds decision to grant WikiLeaks' founder bail, after authorities challenged prior decision. Last Modified: 16 Dec 2010 13:17 GMT | ||
An English court has upheld the decision to grant WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange bail after authorities challenged a previous decision. The court appearance came amid confusion over who brought the appeal against his case. The Swedish prosecutor's office told the paper it had "not got a view at all on bail", saying the decision was made by the British prosecutor. "I got it confirmed by the CPS this morning that the decision to appeal the granting of bail was entirely a matter for the CPS (Crown Prosecution Service)," Karin Rosander, director of communications for Sweden's prosecutor's office, told the Guardian. "The Swedish prosecutors are not entitled to make decisions within Britain. It is entirely up to the British authorities to handle it." Political claims rejected Supporters of the Australian say the allegations against him are trumped up, vindictive and possibly politically motivated. Assange's British lawyer, Mark Stephens, said on Wednesday that "somebody has it in for Julian Assange and we only can conjecture why." Lawyer Gemma Lindfield, acting for Sweden, said that Assange is accused of rape, molestation and unlawful coercion by two women for separate incidents in August. His lawyers say the allegations stem from a dispute over "consensual but unprotected sex" and argue that he has offered to make himself available for questioning via video link or in person in Britain. Lindfield also rejected attempts to link Assange's case with the work of WikiLeaks - which last month deeply angered US officials by beginning to publish its trove of 250,000 secret US diplomatic cables. "This is not a case about WikiLeaks, rather a case about alleged serious offences against two women," said Lindfield. | ||
Source: Al Jazeera and agencies |
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