Assange slams extradition ruling

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange today criticised the European arrest warrant system after a judge ruled he should be extradited to Sweden to face sex offence charges.

The 39-year-old Australian is accused of sexually assaulting one woman and raping another during a week-long visit to Stockholm in August.

Speaking outside Belmarsh Magistrates’ Court in south-east London today following the ruling, he said he had “always known” he would have to appeal against the decision.