The British government denied that WikiLeaks Assange's boss was tortured in prison, after a "rescue" letter from a group of more than 60 doctors.
"The allegation that Mr. Julian Assange was tortured is unfounded and completely untrue," the British government spokesman said today in a statement sent to the Washington Post, related to the letter of more than 60 International doctors, who believe that Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, could die in prison because of physical and mental abuse.
The 16-page letter was sent to Prime Minister Priti Patel on November 25 by over 60 doctors from the United States, Australia, Britain, Sweden, Italy, Germany, Sri Lanka and Poland. Assange's health during his detention at Belmarsh Prison, outside London.
Citing the testimonies of witnesses in the October 21 trial in London, as well as the November 1 report by Nils Melzer, the UN Special Rapporteur on anti-torture, said Assange was tortured, mistreated and pinched, potentially causing him to "soon die".
"The UK is committed to upholding the rule of law and ensuring that no one has a right to stand above the law," the UK government spokesman said.
In a letter to Interior Minister Patel yesterday, the team asked the British authorities to transfer Assange from Belmarsh prison in London to a university hospital to conduct intensive emergency assessments of the physical condition. both physically and mentally.
In May, Melzer and a team of health experts examined Assange's health, concluding that he had all the typical symptoms of prolonged psychological torture.
Assange, 48, an Australian citizen, was the founder of an international nonprofit organization that published WikiLeaks classified information in 2006. WikiLeaks 2010 shocked the world by publishing thousands of classified documents from the Floor. The Pentagon refers to the operation of US troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. The same year, WikiLeaks continued to release more than 250,000 U.S. Department of State documents containing sensitive reviews of foreign governments and politicians.
Assange fled into the Ecuadorian embassy in London, England in 2012 to avoid extradition to Sweden on charges of raping a woman in the country. After nearly seven years of hiding in the embassy, he was arrested by British police on April 11 after Ecuador canceled its political asylum.
On November 19, Assange was dismissed by Swedish prosecutors after rape after nearly 10 years of investigation for inconclusive evidence. However, he is currently serving a 50-week prison sentence in London for breaching bail regulations and could be extradited back to the US for trial, where he could be sentenced to 175 years in prison.
During his appearance in court on October 21, Assange was confused when asked to speak, it was even harder to remember his birthday and told the judge that he did not understand what happened. Assange also complained about the conditions for his detention in Belmarsh Prison.