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What is known about his health? On one hand, I am not surprised it has deteriorated, having stayed in a single location indoors for years. On the other hand, th
by mongol 7y ago
What is known about his health? On one hand, I am not surprised it has deteriorated, having stayed in a single location indoors for years. On the other hand, the health concerns could be yet another delay tactic of which he has used many in the past. I don't know what to believe.
- wbhart 7y agoThe rapporteur has addressed that. He took medical professionals with him and their assessment is he is gravely ill. The specifics won't be made public, as that would violate his privacy, however they have been clear that he is suffering the effects of sustained psychological abuse amounting to torture and that this is most certainly not an act, in their opinion. I believe that in the embassy he had a chronic cough and a lot of pain in a shoulder (both potentially signs of lung cancer). But that is all I know that has been publicly released. One other piece of data is that he is said to be somewhat unable to hold a conversation.
- free652 7y agoDo you have a citation that rapporteur took medical professionals?
- wbhart 7y agoYes, the NYT reported it for example [1]. Edit: ok, to be more clear, they were medically qualified to examine victims of torture, but they gave him a full medical evaluation. [1] https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2019/05/31/world/europe/ap-eu-un-human-rights-assange.html https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2019/05/31/world/europe/ap-...
- droithomme 7y ago> the health concerns could be yet another delay tactic He is currently incarcerated in prison in the UK. He's not personally choosing not to attend the hearing as part of some drama.