A high court in London has upheld a decision to grant bail to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Assange was granted bail earlier this week but has remained in prison in London after prosecutors appealed. Assange is fighting extradition to Sweden where he faces allegations of sex crimes. The Guardian of London reports that it was British prosecutors, not Swedish officials, who asked for Assange to remain behind bars. The British government had been thought to be acting on Sweden’s behalf in asking for Assange’s continued imprisonment. But Swedish officials say they never made the request. The disclosure could fuel suspicions Britain is seeking to detain Assange until the United States formally seeks his extradition.