Assange Loses Bid To Overturn Arrest Warrant

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Tuesday lost his second bid in a week to overturn an arrest warrant.

The warrant prompted him to take refuge in London’s Ecuadorian Embassy nearly six years ago. A judge ruled the warrant must stand. This leaves Assange’s legal position unchanged.

Senior district judge, Emma Arbuthnot, dismissed a first attempt to have the warrant dropped last Tuesday.

The warrant was issued in 2012 after Assange skipped bail to avoid being extradited to Sweden..