2011-02-24 Extradition hearing: Day four (Final round)

Today Julian Assange faced his last extraditon hearing (apparently). We will be updating Court´s events in Belmarsh here. If you have related live information and audio or video feeds, please send to @wikileaks_world on Twitter.

After 1 hour and 45 minutes, the hearing is over. Judge orders Assange be extradited in Sweden. Assange has 7 days to appeal. For now, he will remain on bail. Lawyer Mark Stephens says they will appeal.

Full judgement is up here.

Relevant Twitter feed from Belmarsh, based on @federicacocco, @estheraddley, @c4marcus and @ravisomaiya:

c4marcus (12.13 GMT)
#Assange bailed until 2pm while issues around sureties are sorted out.
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federicacocco (12.12 GMT)
Judge: Assange will remain on bail
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federicacocco (12.10 GMT)
Robertson: To save time, we have 2 alternative sureties. One of the original sureties was Lord Evans but he couldn't be here today
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estheraddley (12.10 GMT)
Decision postponed on costs. On bail, defence offering two alternative suretors. Judge 'I'm afraid I don't know who these people are'
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(12.08 GMT)
Judge: I can't rule on costs today as Crown hasn't provided me with their total. #Assange
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federicacocco (12.05 GMT)
Judge: A schedule has not been made. For these purposes, the court has no longer jurisdiction after today.
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federicacocco (12.05 GMT)
Judge: In principle I would today make an order for costs in the amount I consider Judge. Today I'm not in a position to assess costs
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c4marcus (12.00 GMT)
Appears Crown aren't actually sure what their costs are, which is making dealing with that issue today a bit tricky. #Assange
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federicacocco (11.58 GMT)
Judge to prosecution: If the appeal in successful you have a right to apply for the reimbursement of legal costs
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federicacocco (11.56 GMT)
Prosecution: "It is submitted legal costs for responding to these proceedings will be submitted to the paymaster general"
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c4marcus (11.50)
And we're back again. #Assange legal team now making arguments about costs. #Assange
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estheraddley (11.39 GMT)
Judge rises for 5 mins to allow defence to try to tie up two suretors whose documentation haven't been received #assange
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federicacocco (11.34 GMT)
Assange legal team apply for bail with £200,000 as a security 'deposit', four people would act as guarantors #Assange
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federicacocco
RT @aleximostrous: Lawyer says he will appeal #Assange decision, one ground: Swedish "secret trials" violate human rights #wikileaks
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estheraddley (11.30 GMT)
CPS have offered #assange team 'a deal' on costs, so have postponed decision on that. Now on to Q of bail
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estheraddley (11.25 GMT)
Legal teams now discussing costs #assange
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estheraddley (11.25 GMT)
#assange impassive in dock. I hope this isn't editorialising, but he does look very pale
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federicacocco (11.25 GMT)
Judge: I must order Assange be extradited in Sweden. Assange has 7 days to appeal
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c4marcus (11.18 GMT)
Judge: Perhaps most significant of human rights arguments is that rape trials in Sweden are held behind closed doors. #Assange
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federicacocco
Judge: Defence said this does not amount to rape in most European country. The complainant was asleep - in this country that is rape
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federicacocco
Judge: Offence 3 says Assange deliberately molested the complainant and violated her sexual integrity. This is an allegation of rape
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federicacocco
Judge: The complainant made it clear she was not consenting to the act, as sex happened without her knowledge (she was asleep)
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federicacocco
Judge: Offence 2 says Assange molested the party and violated her sexual integrity
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federicacocco
Judge: The complainant did not consent to this. This is an extradition offence. #Assange
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federicacocco
Judge Riddle: Offence 1 specifically alleges that Assange used violence and forced the injured person and constricted her freedom to move
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federicacocco
Judge: It has been argued this does not amount to extradition offences #Assange
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federicacocco
Judge: I will summarise my findings. I am satisfied the requested person is an accused and is wanted for prosecution
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c4marcus (11-03 GMT)
Judge: I have no doubt that this defendant is wanted for prosecution in Sweden. #Assange
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c4marcus (11.02 GMT)
Judge: not necessary for me to determine whether #Assange deliberately fled Sweden, but clear he's not made himself available for interview
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federicacocco (11.00 GMT)
Judge: It is necessary to adopt a cosmopolitan approach. The fact that Sweden requests interrogation without charge is a matter for Sweden
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federicacocco (11.00 GMT)
Judge: It is not necessary for me to determine whether Assange fled the country to avoid proceedings, but its clear he didn't make himself
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federicacocco (10.55 GMT)
Judge: I trust that Ny has reasons to request warrant. However, I'll look at the evidence #Assange
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estheraddley (10.55 GMT)
Judge says retired judge who criticised Ny had no first hand knowledge, no evidence as to source of her opinion #assange
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federicacocco (10.50 GMT)
There is no reason to believe in this case that there was a mistake. The defence has been meticulous and I have no doubt about Ny's auth.
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federicacocco
Prosecution says Ms Ny cannot issue the warrant, and that the warrant is not for prosecution #Assange
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c4marcus (10.48)
Judge now discussing arguments re validty of European Arrest Warrant. #Assange
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estheraddley (10.45 GMT)
Hurtig mistake re: prosecutor contact 'a deliberate attmept to mislead this court'. Wow #assange
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c4marcus (10.45 GMT)
Judge has accused #Assange's Swedish lawyer Hurtig of deliberately attempting to mislead the court. Says he is an 'unreliable witness'.
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federicacocco (10.38 GMT)
2) Normally in Sweden the person prosecuted is held incommunicado. 3) Some ppl find these proceedings unfair #Assange
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federicacocco (10.37 GMT)
1) Proceedings in Sweden are at a preliminary stage, the decision will take place after charge
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federicacocco (10.36 GMT)
Judge is not going to read the whole verdict, but he will summarise evidence #Assange
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c4marcus (10.35 GMT)
Judge says parties have submitted more material in last few days. 'They shouldn't have done that,' he says, and he hasn't read it. #Assange
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federicacocco (10.33 GMT)
Hearing is starting now #Assange #extradition
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ravisomaiya (10.30 GMT)
WiFi has gone down at #Assange hearing, pushing about 100 reporters to the verge of tears. #includingme
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federicacocco (09.30 GMT)
Protesters outside Belmarsh court await verdict of #Assange #extradition hearing http://twitpic.com/436axn
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Protesters outside Belmarsh court await verdict by Federica Cocco