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In a setback to Julian Assange, a British court today ruled that a UK arrest warrant against the Wikileaks founder was still valid, signalling that he could be arrested if he tries to leave the Ecuadorian embassy in London where he has been holed up since 2012.
While the judge held that the UK warrant was valid, Assange’s lawyers urged the court to consider dropping the legal action against the campaigner on grounds of public interest and health reasons.
The lawyers presented arguments to stress that the case had lost its purpose, leading the judge to reserve the judgement to make a final ruling in the case on February 13.
