
Assange request for appeal granted, set for Feb 1
• rawstory.comWikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was Friday granted permission to appeal against extradition from Britain to Sweden over rape allegations and a hearing will start on February 1.
“The Supreme Court has granted permission to appeal and a hearing has been scheduled for two days, beginning on 1 February 2012,” said a statement from the Supreme Court, the highest court in England.
Assange strongly denies any wrongdoing and says the sex with the women was consensual.