London, Oct 30 (ANI): A UK court is poised to rule on Wednesday whether or not WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange be extradited to Sweden to face questioning on sexual misconduct allegations.
If the court rules in his favour, Assange can expect to go free, after living under strict bail conditions, including house arrest, for months, CNN reports.
Appeals court judges Lord Justice Thomas and Justice Ouseley will give their decision at 9:45 a.m. local time, a statement said.
Assange's supporters are planning a "Free Assange" rally outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London on Wednesday.
Assange, an Australian, decided to fight the case at London's High Court after a judge at Belmarsh Magistrates' Court ruled in February that the WikiLeaks head should be extradited.
Assange has not been charged with a crime, but Swedish prosecutors want to question him in connection with sexual misconduct allegations related to separate incidents in August 2010.
Assange has been denying the accusations.
Meanwhile, Assange's lawyers have raised the possibility that Sweden would hand him over to the United States if Britain extradites him to Sweden, though the prosecutor representing Sweden has dismissed that claim. (ANI)
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