Still time for UK to ‘do the right thing’ – wife of Assange

The persecution of the publisher has been political from the start, his spouse Stella has said

The British legal system has been “hijacked” by the US in order to go after WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange, his wife Stella has told RT, who added that it is still possible for British courts to make things right.

The High Court in London ruled on Tuesday to postpone Assange’s extradition hearing pending “assurances” from the US government that he would not be exposed to torture or the death penalty.

“This is a political case,” said Stella Assange, who is also her husband’s attorney. “I think it’s very obvious to anyone who looks at this and the bizarre turns that this case has taken.” 

The case “should have been thrown out from the very beginning,” she added. “I still retain some hope that the UK courts will stop this abusive persecution of Julian in which the legal system has been hijacked for political purposes.”

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