The motives of the UK courts aren't really in question, whatever happens. No lawyers with any knowledge of EU law actually expected his appeal to succeed. I su

The motives of the UK courts aren't really in question, whatever happens. No lawyers with any knowledge of EU law actually expected his appeal to succeed. I suspect a lot of people here will rush to call some kind of politically motivated conspiracy. I suspect they don't really understand how the UK legal system works. If you actually read the judgment [0], you'll see it's pretty iron-clad. Very few people in the field thought this appeal was going to succeed. The simple fact is that the UK has obligations to Europe, including turning over those accused of committing crimes in other member states. It is extremely hard to get out of those obligations. I cannot overstate just how detailed the judgement is. There is very little room for maneuverer by Assange, and his legal defence during the appeal was pretty poor. His entire defence is ripped apart. People seem to be under the mistaken impression it is somehow up to the English courts to determine whether Assange is guilty or not. It isn't. It's up to the English courts to determine whether the warrant for his arrest was issued properly, and whether it meets the relevant dual-criminality standards. Which it was, and does, on every level. The issue of whether Assange is at risk of extradition to the US from Sweden is not relevant to this case, in any way, shape, or form. [0] http://images.newstatesman.com/RC.pdf http://images.newstatesman.com/RC.pdf