WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange (C) and his lawyers Mark Stephens (3rd L) and Jennifer Robinson (R) leave Belmarsh Magistrates' Court, in south-east London, on February 7, 2011. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange would face a 'flagrant denial of justice' if extradited to Sweden over allegations of rape and molestation, his lawyer told a court Monday. The 39-year-old Australian could face the death penalty if extradited to the United States on separate charges relating to WikiLeaks, his lawyer Geoffrey Robertson said at the start of a two-day hearing in London.