Julian Assange Rape Case
On June 19, 2012, Julian Assange, the founder of Wiki leaks, walked into Ecuador’s embassy in London and requested diplomatic asylum from the Ecuadorian government. In doing so, Assange’s aim in seeking asylum was to prevent the U.K. from extraditing him to Sweden, where he is wanted by the prosecution authority for questioning in relation to allegations of sexual molestation and rape.
The decision to seek asylum followed a protracted court battle in the U.K., ending with the decision of the U.K. Supreme Court in Assange vs. Swedish Prosecution Authority, wherein the majority upheld the European Arrest Warrant issued pursuant to the Extradition Act, 2003 (U.K.), seeking the arrest and surrender of Assange. While Assange’s immediate concern
The decision to seek asylum followed a protracted court battle in the U.K., ending with the decision of the U.K. Supreme Court in Assange vs. Swedish Prosecution Authority, wherein the majority upheld the European Arrest Warrant issued pursuant to the Extradition Act, 2003 (U.K.), seeking the arrest and surrender of Assange. While Assange’s immediate concern