Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange Back In Court
Feb. 7 2011, Published 6:11 a.m. ET
Julian Assange's attorneys argued he should not be extradited to Sweden because he could not get a fair trial under the circumstances there, during Monday's hearing for the WikiLeaks founder at London's Belmarsh Magistrates' Court, Breaking Celebrity News has learned.
Assange was front in center in the court, clad in a blue suit and red tie, for the hearing to determine whether he’d be extradited to Sweden, where two women have accused him of sexual misconduct.
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Assange lawyer Geoffrey Robertson argued that his client's extradition to Sweden would be "a flagrant denial of justice... blatantly unfair, not only by British standards but by European standards and indeed by international standards.
"You cannot have a fair trial where the press and the public are excluded from the court," Robertson said of a trial that would take place behind closed doors (as most rape cases are handled in Sweden).
Robertson said Assange is innocent of any sexual wrongdoings under English law, as he said relationships have "moments of frustration, irritation and argument.
"This doesn't mean, in this country, that the police are entitled to sniff under the bedclothes," Robertson said.
Assange’s attorneys added that "there is a real risk that, if extradited to Sweden, the U.S. will seek his extradition and/or illegal rendition to the USA, where there will be a real risk of him being detained at Guantanamo Bay or elsewhere."