Julian Assange "Will Die" If Extradited To US, Says His Wife

Julian Assange, 52, is wanted on espionage charges in the US and has been detained in the high-security Belmarsh Prison in southeast London since April 2019.

The wife of Julian Assange said Thursday the WikiLeaks founder would die if extradited to the United States, ahead of his latest appeal against the UK ruling.

Assange, 52, is wanted on espionage charges in the US and has been detained in the high-security Belmarsh Prison in southeast London since April 2019.

Stella Assange told a news conference that her husband could be on a plane to the US "within days" if he loses the appeal, with a two-day High Court hearing set to begin next Tuesday.