LONDON: The British Prison Authority has provided the founder of Wikileaks Julian Assange permission to get married while in detention, his fiance has said, when he awaits the decision of the main court for the possibility of the US extradition.
Assange, Wanted by Washington to face various charges related to the mass leak of secret documents, plans to marry Stella Moris, a former member of the legal team who has two children.
He was detained in Belmarsh’s high security prison in London while the High Court prepared to rule in the US appeal against a lower court decision to block extradition.
Wikileaks said in a statement at the end of Thursday that the couple had launched legal action after they were “basically blocked so they could not get married”.
“Good news: The British government has retreated 24 hours before the deadline,” Moris wrote on Twitter with a photo of a couple who stood under the rainbow.
“Julian and I now have permission to get married in Belmarsh prison.” I feel relieved but still angry because legal action is needed to stop illegal interference with our basic rights to get married.
“Prison service spokesman said:” Mr.
Assange.
The application is accepted, considered and processed by the usual way by the governor of the prison, such as for other detainees.
“Australia’s National Assange, 50, was arrested in England in 2019 for jumping guarantees, after spending seven years at the Ecuador Embassy in London to avoid and extradition to Sweden where he faced allegations of sexual violence.
This was then imposed.
The US government has charged him on 18 Allegations relating to the 2010 Wikileaks Release 500,000 Secret Files Detailing Aspects of Military Campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq.
It can place him in prison for up to 175 years, although the Washington legal team claims the possibility of difficult punishment and can be much shorter.
However, court judges The British District of Vanessa Barit is equivalent in January that it will “oppress” to extradite Assange because of the serious risk of suicide and mental health setbacks.
The US currently appealed, with a high court will rule in a few weeks about whether to send cases back to the court lower for perti New Mhiban.
Anyone who loses can also ask permission for further final appeal to the British Supreme Court.