WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange yesterday lost his Supreme Court fight against extradition to Sweden to face sex crime allegations.u00a0Lawyers for Assange asked Britain’s highest court to block his removal, arguing that the European arrest warrant issued against him was ‘invalid and unenforceable’.u00a0The Supreme Court judges, who heard the case in February, yesterday announced that they have rejected his challenge.

Free Assange! Supporters of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange collect outside the court hours before the judges dismissed his appeal. Assange’s lawyer said that they would apply to reopen the case at Supreme Court level. Pic/AFP