Julian Assange gestures as he arrives at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London, after the WikiLeaks founder was arrested by officers from the Metropolitan Police and taken into custody Thursday April 11, 2019. Police in London arrested WikiLeaks founder Assange at the Ecuadorean embassy Thursday for failing to surrender to the court in 2012, shortly after the South American nation revoked his asylum . The battle to fend off extradition could take years and involve several layers of appeal. If Sweden also makes an extradition request, it would be up to Britain’s Home Secretary to determine which would take priority. If Assange loses in extradition court, he could appeal several times and ultimately try to have his case heard at the European Court of Human Rights.

Source: Washington Post April 12, 2019 08:02 UTC