The founder of anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, is wanted by prosecutors in the US and Sweden and he is currently imprisoned in Britain.
London — The founder of anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, is wanted by prosecutors in two countries - the United States and Sweden - and he is currently imprisoned in a third - Britain. The tug-of-war stems from different alleged criminal acts. This is how Assange ended up with legal woes on multiple fronts:The 47-year-old Assange is locked up at Belmarsh Prison on the outskirts of London serving a 50-week sentence for jumping bail in Britain.
It will be up to a British court — and ultimately, Britain's home secretary, a senior Cabinet official who has the government's final say on extradition matters — to determine which claim takes priority. British officials will consider several factors, including the seriousness of the charges and the order in which the requests were received, when deciding which case takes precedence.
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