His wife disclosed that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange tested positive for Covid and faces days of confinement in his detention cell.
Stella Assange expressed concern to the PA news agency about her husband’s health, which has deteriorated since he was transferred to Belmarsh prison three years ago after being pulled from the Ecuadorian embassy in London.
He is engaged in a protracted legal battle to prevent his extradition to the United States.
The news of the Covid infection broke over the weekend, as thousands of people demanded Assange’s release from prison in London, Washington, D.C., and Melbourne.
Mrs. Assange stated, “Julian felt ill last week, but began vomiting on Friday.
He developed a cough and a fever. The patient was given paracetamol. On the same day that he tested positive for Covid, thousands of people took to the streets in his support.
Julian Assange has tested positive for Covid after becoming ill a week ago (pictured in January 2020)
Mrs. Assange stated that the British government should communicate with American authorities to halt the 2019 extradition request.
One of Julian Assange’s sons grinned at the crowd’s reaction, some of whom held life-size cardboard cutouts of their father.
‘I am clearly concerned for him, and the next several days will be vital for his health in general. He is currently incarcerated 24 hours a day.
Mrs. Assange was ecstatic by the amount of people who created a human chain around Parliament on Saturday, estimating that well than 5,000 people were present.
It was the largest demonstration of its sort to support the creator of WikiLeaks, who has garnered the support of human rights organizations, journalist groups, and others from around the world.
Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn joined hundreds of demonstrators in front of the Palace of Westminster to demonstrate against Julian Assange’s extradition.
The demonstrators who formed a human chain congratulated Stella Assange, who was accompanied by their two young sons.
Lawyers and journalists from the United States who visited Assange while he was at the Ecuadorian Embassy filed a lawsuit against the CIA last month, alleging that the agency spied on their private discussions in violation of the Fourth Amendment.
Saturday, supporters of the WikiLeaks founder demonstrated in front of parliament to urge a halt to US efforts to extradite him to face criminal charges.
Hundreds of demonstrators, including former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, gathered in a line that stretched from the outer railings of the British Parliament to the other side of the River Thames through Westminster Bridge.
Mrs. Assange stated that the British government should contact American authorities to terminate the 2019 extradition request.
It has been going on for three and a half years. It is a disgrace for both the United Kingdom and the Biden administration,’ she stated.
Assange, 51, is wanted by US authorities on 18 counts, including espionage, related to WikiLeaks’ publication of classified U.S. military documents and diplomatic cables.
Washington asserts that he endangered lives. According to his supporters, he has been persecuted because he exposed US malfeasance in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars.
Assange’s legal team has filed an appeal against London’s decision to extradite him before the High Court.