Last Modified: 11 Jan 2011 14:59 GMT
WikiLeaks' founder to face full hearing on February 7 over Swedish request for his extradition for alleged sex crimes.
A UK court has set a date next month for WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange to appear for a full hearing over Sweden's efforts to extradite him for questioning over alleged sex crimes.
Assange briefly appeared at London's Belmarsh Magistrates' Court on Tuesday where a date of February 7 was decided for the full hearing where lawyers will draw the battle lines in his fight to avoid extradition.
Speaking outside the court, Assange promised to hasten the release of additional US diplomatic cables and data that have infuriated Washington.
"Our work with WikiLeaks continues unabated and we are stepping up our publishing for matters related to cablegate and other materials. Those will shortly be appearing through our newspaper partners around the world," Assange said.
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