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London (CNN) -- A judge ruled Thursday that Britain can extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to Sweden for questioning over allegations of sexual misconduct.
At Belmarsh Magistrates' Court in London, Assange sat in the dock as the ruling was read and showed no emotion. Later at a news conference, he lashed out at the extradition decision.
He said to thrust someone into a foreign land where someone does not speak the language or understand the judicial system "is a very grave matter."
One of Assange's attorneys, Mark Stephens, said Assange, an Australian citizen, will appeal