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British judges ruled on Monday that Julian Assange, founder of the whistle-blowing website Wikileaks, could take his year-long fight against extradition to Sweden to the Supreme Court, the highest court in the land. Swedish authorities want to question the 40-year-old Australian over accusations of rape and sexual assault made by two female former WikiLeaks volunteers in August 2010. Assange, who has been living in Britain since his arrest here in December last year, denies wrongdoing. He now has 14 days in which to formally lodge an appeal, meaning his stay in Britain is certain to stretch into 2012. Assange spent nine days in London's Wandsworth prison after his arrest last year. He was freed a week before Christmas on bail and has since been living at the country house of a wealthy supporter in eastern England. Read Full: Julian Assange wins a legal round against extradition to Sweden - Indian Express
