mo4ch:>‘This is about human rights’: Fashion designer Vivienne Westwood slams UK over Assange arrest | Mo4ch News
Fashion designer Vivienne Westwood has blasted UK authorities for “misrule of law” over the arrest of Julian Assange, telling RT video agency Ruptly she had spoken to the whistleblower just days ago inside the Ecuadorian embassy.The British designer and activist, who is a friend of Assange’s, told Ruptly that she saw Assange on Tuesday and was surprised to learn rumors of his impending arrest were true. Westwood said she had read in the press that Ecuador would not kick Assange out of the embassy, but said Assange told her during the visit that his removal was indeed imminent.She said Assange told her Ecuador was in a "very weak" position and under "such strong pressure from America that they're just waiting to find an excuse and they will arrest me either tomorrow or definitely within two weeks. That’s what he said to me on Tuesday,” she said."This is about human rights, free speech and misrule of law by government, because what's at stake here. The issue …