Assange’s alleged victims ‘relieved’ by court order: lawyer

UK court rules Julian Assange should be extradited to Sweden.

Two women who accused Julian Assange of rape and sexual assault are “relieved” by a London court ruling today ordering the WikiLeaks founder’s extradition to Sweden for questioning,their lawyer said.

“They feel a certain degree of relief,” lawyer Claes Borgstroem told the TT news agency shortly after Assange lost a bitter legal battle to block his extradition to the Scandinavian country.

“It has been very trying for them to live with this uncertainty,especially since they themselves have found themselves attacked,” he said,referring to allegations spread especially on social media that the women’s accusations were motivated by secret agendas aimed at bringing down WikiLeaks.

Two judges at the High Court in London rejected today arguments by the 40-year-old Australian,whose anti-secrecy website has enraged governments around the world,that his extradition would be unlawful.

Congress releases second list for Bihar elections, fields 5 candidates

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Congress released its second list of candidates for the Bihar Assembly elections, but the Mahagathbandhan is still working on a seat-sharing arrangement for the first phase of polling. The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) will contest six seats on its own. The elections will be held in two phases on November 6 and 11, with results on November 14.

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