mo4ch:>Julian Assange faces ‘TORTURE’ if extradited to US – UN rapporteur warns | Mo4ch News
Julian Assange will most likely be subjected to torture if he is extradited to the US, the UN special rapporteur on torture warned, revealing Assange’s current living conditions.The UN special rapporteur on torture, Nils Melzer, visited Assange at Belmarsh Prison in London with two medical experts in May to access the extent of the ill-treatment the WikiLeaks founder has been subjected to over the years. Following the examination, Melzer wrote letters to the American, British, Ecuadorian, and Swedish governments outlining his conclusions.In the letters, made public over the weekend, Melzer appealed to the governments of the UK and Sweden not to surrender Assange to the US justice system, where the 48-year-old will likely be “tortured.” At the same time, he demanded a fair trial for Assange from the US.Also on rt.comExclusive: First VIDEO of Julian Assange in Belmarsh prison“Given the strongly perceptible public and official prejudice held against Mr. Assange in the United States, ther…