Two British courts had previously ruled that Assange should be sent to Sweden, where the authorities want him to answer accusations of allegedly raping one woman and sexually molesting and coercing another in August last year.
High Court judges today denied permission for a further appeal. However, they said the 40-year-old Australian could ask the Supreme Court to rule directly on whether the Swedish authorities had the authority to issue European arrest warrants, as it is a matter of “public importance,” The Telegraph reports.
Assange must now petition the Supreme Court for another hearing within 14 days.
The Wikileaks founder strongly denies any wrongdoing and claims the sex was consensual. He says the case against him is politically motivated, as he runs the controversial Wikileaks website that has revealed secret information about governments around the world.
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