Assange’s wife: “Julian could be extradited in a matter of weeks” to the United States

The lawyer, activist and wife of the founder of WikiLeaks Julian Assange, Stella-Moris Assangerecalled today the “urgent” situation of her husband and maintained that his extradition to USA it can happen in “a matter of weeks”.

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A london court rejected in mid-June the journalist’s appeal against the deportation order issued by the British Government.

“We are waiting for the day of the hearing to be announced and we do not know if Julian He could be extradited that same day (…) because when it comes to his case, unprecedented things happen”declared to EFE the Assange’s wife in Geneva.

The lawyer, who has Spanish nationality and whose birth name is Sara Gonzalez Devantalready visited in 2021 the geneva city for the inauguration of a statue in tribute to her husband.

The activist and her children were recently received in audience by the Pope Francisco and, although he kept reservations about the content of the conversation, he assured that the Pontiff is “very informed” about the case and what he showed “a lot of attention and concern” due to the situation of Assange.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. (Photo by Ben STANSALL / AFP) (BEN STANSALL /)

Since in 2019 the embassy of Ecuador in London to withdraw his asylum, the founder of WikiLeaks is being held in the high-security prison of bermarsh (United Kingdom) and faces a sentence of 175 years in prison with more than 18 criminal charges for crimes against the US Espionage Act.

About your husband’s state of health, Moris-Assange assured that he suffers a significant “physical deterioration” due to isolation and limited contact with his family and lawyers.

“It is an extremely difficult situation, he is in a cell 22 hours a day and sees his children once or twice a week”, denounced the lawyer, who said that she has not told the latter about the possible extradition of Assange.

“I can’t imagine a future where Julian don’t be free”, admitted the woman from Assange surrounded by supporters of her cause at the end of a press conference.

Source: Elcomercio