The Stockholm District Court moved to uphold the warrant on Wednesday following a legal challenge from Assange’s lawyers in June. The challenge was spurred by a change to Swedish criminal proceedings regarding the right to information in criminal procedures which brings the country in line with an EU directive.
Verdict today: Julian #Assange is
to REMAIN in detention in absentia. Just announced in Stockholm
District Court. http://t.co/nOuKXtQiRd
— Rick Falkvinge (@Falkvinge) July
16, 2014
Swedish Judge Lena Egelin was quick to dismiss the legal
challenge to Assange's arrest warrant, but noted that the
decision could still be appealed.
#Assange's
defence team says they will appeal to a higher court. "This has
to come to an end" Kristinn Hrafnsson from @wikileaks told me
— Per Nyberg (@per_nyberg) July
16, 2014
Assange’s defense team had argued the European arrest warrant
should be lifted on grounds that the prosecution had failed to
act in a timely manner http://rt.com/news/173240-assange-arrest-warrant-upheld/
