LONDON — Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, went before Britain’s Supreme Court on Wednesday in the latest chapter of a long-running battle to avoid extradition to Sweden to answer accusations of sexual misconduct.
Seven Supreme Court judges have allocated two days to hearing an appeal against rulings by lower courts approving Mr. Assange’s extradition. The judges are expected to announce their conclusions in several weeks — a decision likely to be critical in determining Mr. Assange’s own future and that of his beleaguered antisecrecy group. It could also weigh on the broader question of extradition procedures in Europe.
If the Supreme Court rejects his argument, Mr. Assange will still be able to appeal to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France, according to a statement in December by Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service, acting for the Swedish prosecutors’ office.
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