In London, hearings on the substance of Extradition Assange to the United States were postponed

It is reported by RIA Novosti.

The judge adjourned the hearing from the end of February to May, thereby satisfying the request of Assange's lawyers for a postponement.

“The court decided to extend the hearing for three months, they will be held in May,” the judge announced.

It is clarified that the delay was requested in connection with the statement of Assange's defense about the lack of time for obtaining and examining witness testimonies, as well as difficulties with the defendant's access to the case file.

Earlier, a friend of Assange talked about the deterioration of the founder of WikiLeaks.

In December, UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, Niels Meltzer, said Assange was subjected to psychological torture, which posed a threat to his life. Meltzer recalled that when he visited a prison in Great Britain in May at Assange, "clinically measurable consequences of psychological torture" were noticeable, "certain cognitive abilities were already impaired then."