Wikileaks editor arrested; faces extradition

Wikileaks editor Julian Assange has been arrested by police in London Tuesday morning, and now faces extradition proceedings to Sweden, a Metropolitan Police spokeswoman told ZDNet UK.

Swedish authorities had issued a European Arrest Warrant (EAW) on suspicion of rape, said the spokeswoman. Assange was arrested on suspicion of one count of unlawful coercion, two counts of sexual molestation, and one count of rape. The offenses allegedly occurred in August 2010.

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Assange will appear before City of London Westminster Magistrates Court on Tuesday at the beginning of extradition proceedings.

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