United Kingdom: Marriage this Wednesday in prison of Julian Assange with his former lawyer – 20 Minutes

This Wednesday, Julian Assange will be able to think about something other than his imprisonment. The founder of WikiLeaks will indeed marry one of his former lawyers, Stella Moris, at the British high security prison from where he continues to fight against his extradition to the United States. The couple will marry in small committee with only four guests and two witnesses. But their supporters are invited to come to the outskirts of Belmarsh prison in south-east London, dressed as if to participate in the wedding. British designer Vivienne Westwood, very committed to his release, designed the kilt that Julian Assange will wear on this occasion – in reference to his Scottish origins – as well as Stella Moris’ wedding dress, according to the support group Don’t Extradite Assange. The threat of 175 years in prison Caught in a long legal saga, the 50-year-old Australian is wanted by the American courts who want to try him for the dissemination, from 2010, of more than 700,000 classified documents on military activities and US diplomats, particularly in Iraq and Afghanistan. Prosecuted in particular under legislation against espionage, Julian Assange faces 175 years in prison, in a case denounced by human rights organizations as a serious attack on the freedom of the press. On March 14, he saw one of his last hopes of avoiding his extradition disappear, with the refusal of the British Supreme Court to examine his appeal. His partner, a South African lawyer in her 30s, has since pleaded with British Home Secretary Priti Patel to approve his extradition, prevent it and end his This “political affair”. Their engagement was announced in November 2021. Stella Moris had two children with Julian Assange, two little boys conceived when he was living at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. The founder of WikiLeaks spent seven years in this embassy where he took refuge in 2012 while he was out on bail. After the wedding ceremony, Stella Moris will cut a wedding cake and deliver a speech , said the support group for Julian Assange. She also launched a fundraiser to contribute to the legal costs intended to prevent his extradition, which had collected more than 177,000 pounds sterling on Tuesday (212,000 euros).