Assange's wife reported a deterioration in his health

Participant in a rally in support of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in London. File photoMOSCOW, June 20The wife of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, Stella Maurice, said that his health had deteriorated greatly in Belmarsh prison, the last time she saw her husband on Tuesday, he was very worried. Earlier on Friday, Wikileaks reported that British Home Secretary Priti Patel approved the extradition of project founder Julian Assange to the United States, where he faces 175 years in prison. The organization called the decision a «dark day» for free speech and said it plans to appeal.Mélenchon promised to give Assange French citizenship I'm worried about Julian, I haven't spoken to him since the decision was announced (British Home Office), saw him on Tuesday, he was very alarmed… his physical health has deteriorated very much over time being in Belmarsh prison,» Maurice said in an interview with the Australian radio station ABC. She noted that Assange would «appeal both against the US government and against the decision of the head of the British Home Office.» Julian Assange gained fame in 2006 in connection with work on WikiLeaks, founded to publish secret documents, released secret US military video footage of at least 18 civilians killed in the 2007 US helicopter attack in Baghdad in 2010. In 2010, the site also began publishing 250 thousand American documents of a diplomatic nature.In addition, Assange hosted a program on the RT channel, prem The World Tomorrow premiered on April 17, 2012. Assange, accused in Sweden in 2010 of sexual harassment and rape, has been hiding since June 2012 in the Ecuadorian embassy in London, fearing extradition. On the morning of April 11, 2019, he was detained at the request of the United States. Extradition hearings began on May 2, 2019. Shortly thereafter, US authorities announced that they had filed new charges against Assange for 17 counts of violations of the espionage and disclosure of classified information law. that the extradition decision can be appealed to the ECtHR