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May 30, 2019

WikiLeaks Says Heath of Jailed Founder Julian Assange Is "Deteriorating"
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Wiki Leaks is warning that its founder, Julian Assange, is in
deteriorating health and has dramatically lost weight since he was
jailed last month in London's Belmarsh Prison. In a statement, Wiki
Leaks said Assange had been transferred to the prison's health ward, and
his lawyer Per Samuelson told reporters, "Assange's health situation on
Friday was such that it was not possible to conduct a normal
conversation with him." Assange was due to appear by video link before a
magistrates' court today but failed to appear, reportedly due to health
problems. The Trump administration is seeking Assange's extradition to
the U.S. to face 17 counts of violating the World War I-era Espionage
Act-which could see Assange jailed for 170 years. Press freedom
advocates have denounced the charges as a direct assault on the First
Amendment aimed at chilling investigative reporting.


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