Wikileaks faces an uncertain future

Court rules on extradition of Assange

Thousands of fans want to demonstrate for his release: This
Wednesday, a London court decides on the extradition of Julian Assange
to Sweden. But even if the Wikileaks founders are responsible for the
alleged sexual abuse of two women there could not be there with its
unveiling platform soon be over.

It will probably have to complete this Wednesday before the London
High Court supporters of the Australian Julian Assange announced,
demonstrating for the release of Wikileaks founder. And Assange has
many supporters. The High Court shall decide whether Assange will be
extradited to Sweden. There he will hear the authorities into
allegations of sexual harassment, the two women have made in recent
years. Assange denies the allegations. Was behind the attempt to
discredit him because of his work.
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This work is partly the reason that many supporters probably open to
the High Court, but on the other hand it is also the reason that
Assange has many enemies. He founded the Web site Wikileaks has
published hundreds of thousands of secret U.S. documents dealing with
the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. In addition, Wikileaks has published
250 000 embassy dispatches, which was for the U.S. government at least
embarrassment.

However, these publications could soon come to an end, no matter must
answer whether or not Assange in Sweden. Just over a week in London
Assange said that Wikileaks will at the end of this year, out of
money. Therefore, it will initially be no more revelations, because
they wanted to concentrate on fundraising. This will in turn
complicated by the fact that block various American companies
Wikileaks. Visa, Mastercard, Paypal, Western Union and Bank of America
lead no further money to the organization. According to Wikileaks
Assange have been lost because 95 percent of potential inflows,
Wikileaks staff estimate that 40 to 50 million euros they could have
escaped.

Enormous legal costs
Several times Assange has recently stressed that no specific for
Wikileaks money flowed into his London trial (there is a separate
account for donations, which is not blocked for instance by Paypal).
Court costs are huge because Assange has been fighting for eleven
months against his extradition. The approximately 500,000 €, which he
received from the publisher Canongate as an advance for his
autobiography, has retained the law firm Finer Stephens Innocent, to
cover their costs.

Assange accused the lawyers before then, that she charged too much.
They separated in the dispute. Even with the publisher Assange is in
the clinch. He had withdrawn the authorization of the autobiography
(previously he had a ghostwriter for 50 hours of his life told).
Canongate published it in September but with the subtitle: "The
Unauthorized Autobiography." Assange, who was known as a man, without
authorization of the documents released, was exposed to some ridicule.

The last eleven Assange spent months in the UK under house arrest,
which it did not prevent them, occasionally appearing in public.
Should be decided by the High Court against extradition, Assange would
soon be a free man in the other case he could be brought within two
weeks after Sweden. However, his lawyers will try to bring the case
before the British Supreme Court, which would be possible only if the
High Court in the matter of an overarching theme of "public
significance" recognizes.