WikiLeaks founder Assange's bail application rejected
On March 25, local time, the Westminster District Court in London, England rejected the bail application of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
In his application for bail, Assange's defence lawyer stated that Assange had suffered several respiratory infections during his asylum search in the Ecuadorian embassy in the United Kingdom, with a particular risk of being infected with the new crown virus. Is fatal. "
But a judge at the Westminster District Court rejected the bail claim, claiming that Assange's past actions to evade legal proceedings showed that if he was released, he might try to escape again. Judge Vanessa Ballese further stated that "as far as the current situation is concerned, this global epidemic does not in itself provide any basis for the release of Assange."
Australian Assange, 49, is currently serving his sentence at Belmarsh Prison in London. Assange created the "Wiki Secret" website in 2006. In 2010, the website published a large number of US government secret documents about the Afghan and Iraq wars. Assange faced 18 criminal charges from the US government, including hacking into government computer systems, Violation of anti-spy law, etc. (Main Station reporter Kang Yubin)