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Summary The court said a two-day hearing had been scheduled for Feburary.
Britains Supreme Court, the countrys highest judicial body, said on Friday it had granted permission for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to appeal against extradition to Sweden where he is accused of sex offences.The court said a two-day hearing had been scheduled for Feb1. next year. Swedish authorities want to question the 40-year-old Australian over accusations of rape and sexual assault made by two female former WikiLeaks volunteers in August 2010. Assange, who has been living in Britain since his arrest in December last year, denies wrongdoing and has been fighting a legal battle to avoid being sent back to Sweden.
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