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> By what authority, or on what pretext, Assange is being tranquilised, and kept isolated, remains unknown I'm going to go out on a limb and say "ill health".

• jellicle 7y ago
  Which health conditions are improved by solitary confinement?
  • actsof 7y ago
    Not that it improves the condition, but psychosis leading to violent outbursts could be used to justify it. Anti-psychotics are also usually sedative in nature, which would explain the rest.
    • banads 7y ago
      That same justification was used against political dissidents in the Soviet Union https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_abuse_of_psychiatry_in_the_Soviet_Union https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_abuse_of_psychiatr...
      • jessaustin 7y ago
        Sure, but Russians are bad [0]. Western governments are good. So it's totally different! [0] So we're told by noted perjurer (it's OK because he's good) DNI James Clapper!
  • ChrisSD 7y ago
    He was moved to a medical ward. He's not in solitary confinement. https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/05/30/jasa-m30.html https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/05/30/jasa-m30.html