“He is isolated 23 hours a day and has only an hour for interpersonal exchange. A very difficult situation: he lost weight and is completely isolated from the outside world. This negatively affects his health, ”RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.
Earlier, WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Kristinn Hrafnsson said that Assange, who is currently in the British prison of Belmarsh, lives in more difficult conditions than terrorists.
In June, Home Secretary Sajid Javid said he had signed a U.S. request for the extradition of Julian Assange.
A British court has scheduled extradition hearings at the end of February 2020.
In the case of the extradition of Assange, a total of up to 175 years in prison.