Julian Assange, founder of the whistleblowing site WikiLeaks, was on Wednesday night left to consider whether to concede defeat in his protracted legal battle against extradition to Sweden or attempt a costly new challenge at the UK’s Supreme Court.
Two High Court judges on Wednesday resoundingly rejected his appeal against February’s ruling that he must be removed to Sweden to face questions about alleged sexual offences.
For almost a year, WikiLeaks has been run from Ellingham Hall, the Norfolk manor where Mr Assange has been living while on bail. During that time, it has released thousands of leaked US diplomatic cables, angering governments around the world, but it stopped publishing last month after coming close to bankruptcy.
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