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After a mammoth legal battle, the UK Supreme Court will tonight decide the fate of Julian Assange, a verdict that could have serious ramifications for the Wikileaks founder, according to an international law expert at The Australian National University. Professor Donald Rothwell of the ANU College of Law said the UK Supreme Court's judgment on an appeal by Julian Assange against his extradition from the UK to Sweden by way of a European Arrest Warrant could go either way. "Assange's appeal will be upheld if it is found that the request for extradition has a legal defect which the UK is not required to act upon. Assange will then be released from his current bail conditions and be free to move around the UK. He will also be free to travel to Australia," Professor Rothwell said. "If the appeal is dismissed, then the request for extradition under the European Arrest Warrant applies. Assange would be extradited to Sweden within a matter of weeks where he would be subject to questioning, then a possible trial over sexual assault charges.
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