Julian Assange suffers stroke in jail, fiancée says 'never-ending court cases stressful'

WikeLeaks’ 50-year-old founder Julian Assange held at high-security Belmarsh Prison in UK has suffered a stroke resulting in drooping right eyelid, memory lapse, and or neurological damages as he battled to avoid being extrited to US after British appellate court’s ruling. According to reports, Assange suffered a stroke as he appeared with jurors of High Court via video link in October for his hearing. Assange has been struggling with stress, UK’s leing news outlets quoted his fiancee Stella Moris as saying. She furr informed that Julian Assange h been on anti-stroke medication, and h an MRI scan while held in prison as his health h been on decline.

“Julian is struggling and I fear this mini-stroke could be precursor to a more major attack. It compounds our fears about his ability to survive longer this long legal battle goes on,” Moris told UK’s Mail.  "It urgently needs to be resolved. Look at animals trapped in cages in a zoo. It cuts ir life short. That's what's happening to Julian. never-ending court cases are extremely stressful mentally,” she reportedly ded. 

WikiLeaks’ boss h previously complained of hearing imaginary voices and music while in a high-security British detention cell. His lawyers h argued that he would be at a "very high" suicide risk if he were extrited to United States for classified data and military secrets on platform. Reports also stated that Julian Assange’s psychiatrist, Michael Kopelman, who interviewed him at least 20 times, confirmed decline in his mental state, ding that he was suicidal and suffering from "severe depression" and "psychotic symptoms.” Kopelman h reportedly told Old Bailey court in central London that WikiLeaks founder was seriously ill and heard voices: "You are dust, you are de, we are coming to get you”. extrition to US will trigger his suicidal attempt, doctor argued, also stressing that former will "deteriorate substantially.” 

British court extrites WikiLeaks founder 

A British appellate court on Friday directed a lower court judge to send request for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to be extrited to US, to UK Home Secretary Priti Patel in a ruling that Amnesty International and press freedom vocates called ‘travesty of justice’. UK High Court granted an appeal me by US government after a lower court judge halted Assange’s extrition on mental health grounds earlier in January. Judges in ir verdict ruled that y received reassurance from US to reduce risk of suicide for Assange. If extrited, Julian Assange will be sent on trial for espionage charges in US for conspiracy to hack and misuse computers and several or charges under controversial Espionage Act.  final decision lies in UK's Home Secretary Priti Patel’s hands.