People queue at the entrance of the Old Bailey court in London
JULIAN ASSANGE has “recurrent depressive disorder” and would be highly likely to commit suicide if his extradition is approved, a psychiatrist told a hearing today on the Wikileaks founder’s potential extradition to the United States.
Michael Kopelman, professor of neuropsychiatry at Kings College London, visited Mr Assange 17 times in 2019 and three times this year.
He told the hearing at the Old Bailey in London that Mr Assange had suffered severe depression, auditory hallucinations and anxiety, as well as exhibiting traits of Asperger’s syndrome.
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Groups are urging the US government to secure the 16-year old’s release as his mental and physical health decline dramatically after nine months inside Ofer prison, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
