The founder of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, had a stroke in October when he was in the maximum security prison Belmarsh where he remains imprisoned, his fiancee Stella Moris has revealed, after it became known this Friday that his extradition to the United States has prospered.
Assange, accused of espionage and with a possible sentence of up to 175 years in prison behind his back, he would have suffered a stroke on October 27 during a video appearance in the open process with the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom on his extradition. Since then, he has undergone an MRI and is receiving medication to treat himself for serious injuries, Moris has denounced in an article published in ‘Daily Mail’.
“Look at the animals trapped in cages at a zoo. They shorten their lives. That’s what’s happening to Julian. The endless court cases are extremely stressful mentally, “said his fiancée in the British newspaper, which also stressed that in the maximum security prison” he lacked fresh air and sunlight, an adequate diet and the stimuli he needs. ”
The Justice of the United Kingdom has endorsed the appeal presented by the United States to extradite the founder of WikiLeaks to the North American country. The Court of Appeals has reactivated the process, considering that there were health reasons and a high risk of suicide for the accused in the event that the extradition went ahead.
Since he was not in a medical condition to attend his own trial via video link. How can they even argue whether he is fit to be exposed to a ‘show trial’ in the United States, a country that is refuses to prosecute its torturers and war criminals? “, has reacted the UN rapporteur who examines cases of torture and cruel or degrading punishment, Nils Melzer, in a video that he has published on his social networks.
The decision is a serious blow to the activist and programmer, although his legal team is studying to appeal the ruling. Upon hearing the news, Moris expressed that it was a “serious judicial error” and emphasized that the extradition is “abusive” and “vindictive”: “It must have been horrible to hear an appeal before a court in which you cannot participate. , which discusses your mental health and your risk of suicide and in which the United States argues that you are making everything up, “he criticized.
For its part, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has condemned the ruling and has clarified that “it will support any legal recourse presented by the Assange team.” In a statement, he indicated that the case will be brought before the United Nations and has thus joined dozens of groups that have requested the British Government to release the activist.
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