OREANDA-NEWS. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is currently in the British maximum security prison Belmarsh, has lost a lot of weight and looks unhealthy. His fiancee Stella Maris told Russian media «RIA Novosti» about this. The girl admitted that she was worried about her lover's condition.

Maurice said that she regularly sees Assange. She noticed that his hands had lost weight. At the same time, the bride added that Assange is a very strong person, he has a family who visits him. «He also takes strength from the support that the public gives him here», concluded Maurice.

The Swedish authorities in 2010 accused WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange of rape, since 2012 he has been hiding in the Ecuadorian embassy, whose authorities promised him political asylum. However, in 2019, the Ecuadorian authorities gave the go-ahead for Assange's arrest, he was detained by the British police. The US also charges Assange with 17 episodes of espionage and disclosure of classified information. If extradited to the United States, Assange faces a prison term of up to 175 years, and there is also a risk that he will be sentenced to death.