WikiLeaks issued a statement on Wednesday expressing “grave concerns” about Julian Assange, founder of the whistleblowing website, saying that his health “had already significantly deteriorated after seven years inside the Ecuadorian Embassy” and has continued to decline during the seven weeks he’s been in London’s Belmarsh prison.
There’s overwhelming evidence that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has just been moved to the health ward of London’s Belmarsh prison, has been exposed to psychological torture for years, says Nils Melzer, UN Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
“Julian Assange showed all the symptoms that are typical for a person that has been exposed to prolonged PSYCHOLOGICAL TORTURE!” ⚠️
UN Rapporteur on Torture @NilsMelzer gives his assessment on @Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange’s treatment and condition
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— Going Underground (@GUnderground_TV) May 31, 2019
The WikiLeaks founder, who was arrested in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London on 11 April after Quito revoked his asylum status, is currently serving a 50-week sentence in the UK for jumping bail back in 2012 and taking refuge in the Ecuadorian diplomatic premises in a bid to escape extradition to Sweden, where he was accused by two women of sexual assault in a case, which was later dropped, and then potentially to the US.