Julian Assange has lost his appeal in Sweden. Photo: AFP <\/p>\n
Stockholm: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has lost a bid to cancel a Swedish detention order for alleged sexual assault as he fights to leave the Ecuadorian embassy in London where he sought asylum two years ago. <\/p>\n
\"The court has decided that there is still probable cause concerning the suspicions directed toward Assange,\" Stockholm City Court said on Wednesday after a ruling by Judge Lena Egelin. \"There is still a risk that he will fail to appear or in some other way avoid participation in the investigation.\" <\/p>\n
In Canberra, Australian Attorney-General GeorgeBrandissaysAssangeshould face the claims. <\/p>\n
Prosecutor Marianne Ny after the court hearing in Stockholm. Photo: Reuters <\/p>\n
\"I think MrAssangeshould be man enough to face the allegations against him of being a sexual predator,\" SenatorBrandistoldABCradio on Thursday. <\/p>\n
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The 43-year-old Australian sought refuge with Ecuador in June 2012 after exhausting options in British courts to avoid extradition to face questioning on allegations of rape and sexual molestation during a 2010 visit to Sweden. <\/p>\n
Mr Assange who has said he is innocent and has not been charged with a crime, has refused to return to Sweden citing risks that he will be extradited to the United States. <\/p>\n
Julian Assange has been living at the Ecuadorian embassy in London since June 2012. Photo: AFP <\/p>\n
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