WikiLeaks’ Assange Faces Secret Swedish Rape Trial
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange may be unfairly tried in secret in Sweden if extradited from Britain to face questioning over sexual-assault allegations, his lawyer told a U.K. judge.
Assange’s right to “open justice” will be breached if he is subjected to a closed trial in Sweden -- typical for rape cases in the country -- his lawyer, Geoffrey Robertson, told a judge in London today. He said there had been a “media campaign” against Assange in Sweden.