A HIGH COURT JUDGE IN THE UK has upheald an earlier court decision to grant Julian Assange bail, according to Sky News.
Assange was granted bail earlier this week but was remanded in custody after an appeal over that decision was lodged to the High Court.
Initially, it was reported that Swedish prosecutors had launched the appeal, but it has since emerged that Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service pursued it.
The CPS said its action was in accordance with usual practice for extradition cases and it believed Assange was a flight risk. Assange, 39, is fighting extradition to Sweden where he is wanted for questioning following allegations of sexual assault from two separate women.
Earlier this morning, Assange’s legal team said that the £200,000 necessary for his bail was ready to be transferred to the court service. Sky reports that it may take up to an hour to process Assange’s release.
Although reporters were allowed to Tweet messages from inside the court at the last bail hearing, today the judge banned them from sending any messages out, according to the New York Times.
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