and in other words that shaped the week wiki leaks founder julian assange claims he is slowly dying in the u.k. prison saying he is being given sedatives and subjected to 23 hours a day of solitary confinement he made the allegations to a friend in a christmas phone call. rang me because he spend christmas with me and my family in 2010. he said to me but i'm slowly. broadcasting live. this is r t international i'm john thomas really glad to have you with us as we recap the week's top stories 1st let's start in iraq where 6 people have been reportedly wounded after several rockets hit in baghdad including an area near the u.s. embassy the heavily fortified green zone which houses government buildings and foreign missions the developments follow the united states assassination of iran's most powerful general in an air raid in baghdad international airport on friday president trump has tweeted that if iran strikes u.s. military personnel or bases the response could come in a disproportionate manner. these media posts will serve as notification to the united states congress that should ira

ongoing injustice for julian assange and i think all this. proves that ecuador was right all along. during the songe was. running a risk of facing what he's facing now ecuador gave him asylum for fear of persecution for his activities as a publisher at the head of we can leaks. i remember actually interacting with british officials and british officials telling me that we were deluded that it had nothing to do with we could leak nothing to do with freedom expression nothing to do with publishing it it had everything to do with the swedish case. and now we're seeing that we were right all along it had nothing to do with the swedish case and everything to do with this possibility of an extradition to the united states and i think it's an important global cause that we must all defend freedom for julian yes nowadays even the new york times and the guardian supporters do you can't imagine who those british officials were that was a ng you were deluded about a grand jury in the united states that was going to maybe imprison assigns 175 years in america generally speaking all our interact

to in the stories that shape the week wiki leaks founder julian assange he's slowly dying in a u.k. prison saying he's being plied with sedatives and subjected to 23 hours a day of solitary confinement he made the allegations to a friend in a christmas. rang me because he spent christmas with me and my family in 2010 but you know what. he sounded awful he said to me but i'm slowly dying. with the biggest stories of the past 7 days and right up to the moment developments come to the weekly on r.t. international i mean you know neal. our breaking news stories this hour we are getting reports 1st of all that several rockets hit an area near the u.s. embassy in baghdad heavily fortified green zone which houses government buildings and foreign missions we're trying to get a grasp on just walked out is not before thought the iraqi parliament passed a resolution calling on the government to expel all u.s. foreign forces the vote follows the united states assassination of iran's most powerful general in an earlier raid on baghdad international airport on friday when the new resolution urges

to in the story this week wiki leaks founder julian assange claims he's slowly dying in a u.k. prison being. subjected to 23 hours a day. he made the allegations to a friend. rang me because he christmas with me and my family in 2010. he said to me but i'm slowly dying. with the biggest stories of the past 7 days on right up to the moment developments as well welcome to the weekly on r.t. international i'm going to know. our breaking news this hour at the iraqi parliament house passed a resolution calling on the government to expel all foreign forces to formally terminate its request for assistance from the u.s. led coalition well the vote follows the united states assassination of a runs most powerful general in an early raid on baghdad international airport that was on friday iraqi officials describe the strike as a violation of their country's sovereignty of the new resolution urges the iraqi government to end the presence of foreign troops in the country withdraw the request for support from the coalition until limit the use of arms to national security forces earlier i hea

united states whistleblower chelsea manning for refusing to testify against wiki leaks founder julian assange is amounts to torture. by broadcasting live from our studios in moscow this is our team international i'm sean thomas certainly glad to have you with us we have to start with some fast moving developments in the middle east of this hour at the pentagon confirms the u.s. has struck iran linked targets near baghdad international airport now it has also confirmed that high profile iranian general solo money was killed in that strike along with an iraqi militia commander donald trump tweeted a u.s. flag after the announcement of solar moneys death now iraqi forces are said to be surrounding the green zone in baghdad where the u.s. embassy is located there is no information yet on the reason for those troop movements artie's cable mop and reports. it appears that washington is confirming that it did indeed carry out air strikes against iran linked forces in iraq now at this point we're hearing that 2 vehicles were hit outside the airport in baghdad and 5 members of the popular mobilisation

on the ground this time even in the studio just before we get to julian assange there's a saudi media forum at the riyadh hilton on monday and i understand that you and your father to special reports as have been talking about the case with jane newell who is apparently detained arbitrarily another area here prison she's been there for a year what is this case about well she's a human rights activist the women's rights activist actually the husband detained on spurious claims of smash and secure. but in fact she has spoken up for women's rights very vocally and she claims also to have been tortured in detention and obviously no investigations have been undertaken by saudi arabia so we are calling on saudi arabia to conduct these investigations which are international obligations under the convention against torture which saudi arabia has actually ratified. in government would deny there's been any torture and that indeed she is there for national security reasons we've been on the program let's get now to another case what have you made of 60 doctors claiming julie innocence of wiki l

the much of major nation media continuing to downplay the warnings of 60 doctors and wiki leaks julian assange could die in a u.k. prison when we speak to the united nations niels melt who alleges british contempt of international norms of justice and we speak to go along the ecuadorian foreign minister who helped grant asylum just silent is embassy in london well joining me now is the un special rapporteur on torture and other cruel inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment kneels special thanks so much for going on going underground this time in the studio just before we get to julian assange there's a saudi media forum at the riyadh hilton on monday and i understand that you and your fellow special report tours have been talking about the case of the jane little who is apparently detained arbitrarily another area here prison she's been there for a year what is this case about well she's a human rights activist the women's rights activist actually that has been the tent on spurious claims offs national security but in fact she has spoken out for women's rights very vocally and she claims

united states whistleblower chelsea mumming for refusing to testify against wiki leaks founder julian assange. to. police in hong kong make hundreds of arrests on new year's day as an estimated 1000000 people turned out for the 1st big beijing protest 2020. live from moscow to the world this is r.t. international my names you know me hello and welcome. the turkish parliament has voted to block the un recognized government in libya giving a green light to a troop deployment their president urged on donald trump really discuss the development in a phone call lawmakers approved the motion during an emergency session on thursday libya has been in a state of war since protests in 2011 and the ousting of the country's leader moammar gadhafi in recent months the u.n. backed government has been losing ground to the rival administration of general harley for huffed are who leads the libyan national army the government of national accord formally requested military aid from last month but general have terrorist forces currently control most of libya's territory including crucial oil and gas resources.

to use to go after greenwald just like the united states is using that mechanism to go after julian assange. another story we're closely following today human rights experts for the u.n. are urging for an investigation into the hocking of a mobile phone of the world's richest man jeff beatty there are concerns about allegations the saudi crown prince was possibly involved in a data breach which was caused by an encrypted message sent to the billionaire amazon funder that is something the gulf monarchy strongly denies or just appointed base also also will miss the washington post newspaper where dissident journalist jamal khashoggi worked before he was assassinated by assad he had squandered. the alleged hacking of mr bezos is food m those of others demands immediate investigation by the u.s. and other relevant authorities including investigation of the continuous munty a direct and personal involvement of the crown prince in efforts to target perceived opponents well it appears according to the information that has been presenting it that the phone of jeff bezos was hacked via the messenger

julian assange who was arrested in april and since then medics and un observers have warned that his physical and mental health are in decline the hearing in february will decide on his extradition to the united states he's accused in the us of publishing classified military documents face a 175 year jail sentence. just on this story there has been a response from london the british home office refutes a scientist claims of torture calling them on funded and. china say's it's top of fish. who dealt with relations with hong kong state media say one is humans being replaced as beijing's chief lee is on there have been months of violence down to government protests in hong kong which took on a renewed energy over the new year. there is a particular aspect to be on rest violence brutality when perpetrated by the hong kong protesters has gone largely without comment from the west. or ask why. hong kong has gone from being the economic pole of the orient to the face of the fight for democracy and boy does that fight fire. with an amendment to a preexisting lot that would allow the extradit

jailing of whistleblower chelsea modeling for refusing to testify against wiki leaks founder julian assange is to torture. the pentagon claims there are. against american troops on the islamic republic with a preemptive strike. churning in from right around the world. to r.t. international my names you know only. donald trump thinks that foreign interference could complicate the situation in libya he raised his concerns during a call with president of turkey both leaders agreed to maintain diplomatic cooperation in the conflict as the backdrop comes as the turkish parliament voted on thursday to back the u.n. recognize government in libya giving essentially a green light to a troop deployment there. libya's been in a state of war since protests in 2011 the sting of the country's leader muammar gadhafi in recent months the us government of national accord has been losing ground to the rival administration of general. who leads the libyan national army general half charges forces currently control most of libya's territory and not include crucial oil and gas resources the u.n. bought governme

we can leaks co-founder julian assange claims he's dying in prison in london plied with sedatives and subjected to 23 hours a day of solitary confinement made those allegations in a christmas phone call to a friend. rang me because he spent christmas with me and my family in 2010 while on bail what time it did. he said to me but i'm slowly dying. i feel i. have a headline this new year new protests for hong kong after a massive turnout for 2021st rally turns violent police lawyers to disperse protesters. from moscow welcomes the weekly on r.t. international i'm daniel hawkins thanks for joining us on the program. this week and the year got off to a troubling start with tensions skyrocketing over the middle east south that i saw massive rallies and thousands turned out for the funeral procession of iran's most senior general who was killed in a u.s. airstrike in baghdad on friday iran swiftly vowed to avenge the death of. relations with the united states plunged to a new low in both countries exchanged threats. the st of hormuz is a vital point for the west and a large number of americ

jailing a whistleblower chelsea manning and for refusing to testify against wiki leaks founder julian assange is tantamount to torture. or broadcasting studios in moscow this is r.t. international i'm sean thomas certainly glad to have you with us now we start with our developing story a rocket attack has been reported at the airport in baghdad iraq reports say 12 iraqi servicemen are injured we can now cross a live to our d.c. and who is staying across this story for us certainly interesting the timing of what's been happening there at the embassy what do we know so far. well it's not exactly clear what has happened at the baghdad airport however it appears that the airport has been closed off with flights being suspended after what is being reported to have been a rocket attack now reports seem to indicate that 12 iraqi service members have been injured by an apparent rocket attack not exactly clear furthermore are we are seeing reports that a leader of the popular mobilization forces of shia muslims in iraq has also been killed and that this individual was someone who was involved in the r

wiki leaks co-founder julian assange is claims he's dying in prison in london plied with sedatives and subjected to 23 hours a day of solitary confinement maybe allegations and a christmas phone call to a friend. julian rang me because he spent christmas with me and my family in 2010 while on bail one time ago. when he said to me but i'm slowly dying here i. new year new protests for hong kong after a massive turnout for 20 twentieth's 1st rally turns violent with riot police the lloyd to disperse protesters. and i thanks for joining us live at r.t. international for the weekly rundown of top headlines are. next for you what. other week and the year got off to a troubling start with tensions skyrocketing over the middle east following the u.s. assassination of iran's most senior commander these are some live pictures we can bring in our from his same sort of mani's funeral procession his body has arrived in iran in the southwestern city of it's been greeted by throngs of mourners thousands of people turning out of the country seeing massive. support rallies on saturday as well many peo

we could expose founder julian assange claims he's dying in prison in london plied with sedatives and subjected to 23 hours a day of solitary confinement maybe allegations and a christmas phone call to a friend. rang me because he spent christmas with me and my family in 2010. time again. he said to me but i'm slowly dying. and we cast our eyes back over 2019 reflecting on what happened the russian national memorial jailed at the height of russian great scandal and what moscow called a politically motivated case. from moscow thanks for joining us on a weekly or r.t. international i'm daniel hawkins welcome to the program before we go to our other headlines news just coming in from italy where 6 tourists are been killed in the northeast of the country after a car crashed into a group of 17 holidaymakers all the victims are thought to be german nationals it happened just after 1 am local time in the south are all region which is popular with visitors all year round and the emergency services plan to hold a news conference later this hour we'll update you when we do get more details. the

while julian assange is a ferry much better either he's also behind bars in a british prison off to being dragged out of the ecuadorian embassy very publicly where he spent the previous 7 years we'll talk about that today a correspondent. few buildings in the walls have come under as much scrutiny as this one here at the door and. in those 4 walls for 7 long years possibly the most famous whistle blower who time to get a staunch would hold off until 8 port 2019 to 48 world was sensationally dropped out which should start to ease. the work for the wiki leaks founder this was a huge betrayal by the latin american country that had sheltered him since 2012 aquittal said the relations had soured with the songe and his bad behavior triggered them opening the door to the police and revoking his asylum but it's worth noting that just a bit acquittals bank account got an almighty boost with a $4200000000.00 loan from the i.m.f. where the u.s. has huge voting rights a staunch is currently sitting in belmarsh prison in the country's capital sucking up to meet sentence but jumping bail in 2012 but ma

founder julian assange claims he's dying in prison in london plied with sedatives and subjected to 23 hours a day of solitary confinement he made those allegations in a christmas phone call to a friend. rang need because he spent christmas with me and my family in 2010 wombat you know what time of good. will and he said to me i'm slowly dying here i. new year new protests for hong kong offer a massive turnout for 20 twentieth's 1st the rally plans violence with the riot police the boys dispersed protests. live from moscow thanks for joining us in the weekly rundown of top headlines here on r.t. international hawkins' welcome to the program. this week and the new year got off to a troubling start with tension is skyrocketing in the middle east following the united states assassination of iran's most senior commander. body has now arrived in iran in the southwestern city of. throngs of mourners on saturday thousands turned out in the iraqi capital for the general's funeral for. session rallies have been ongoing since friday's deadly u.s. air strike on baghdad airport iran swiftly valid

wiki leaks founder julian assange claims he's slowly dying in a u.k. prison saying he's being plied with sedatives and subjected to 23 hours a day of solitary confinement he made those allegations and if you were to friend in a christmas phone call of. duty and rang me because he spent christmas with me and my family in 2010 what time of. all he said to me i'm slowly dying i. new year old protests in hong kong after a massive turnout for 2021st rally turns violent with riot police deployed to try to disperse the protesters. welcome to the weekly with me kevin oh in the international law 7 day roundup of the news that's made it indeed is making right now the headlines 1st tensions in the middle east have escalated dramatically this week after the united states assassinated iran's most powerful general in an air strike on baghdad international airport in a parliamentary session in turan this sunday lawmakers fiercely condemned the attack and chanted death to america. the da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da general.

other news this weekend wiki leaks founder julian assange claims he slowly dying he says in the u.k. prison saying he's been plied with sedatives and subjected to 23 hours a day of solitary confinement he made the allegations to a friend partly in a christmas phone call. rang me because he spent christmas with me and my family in 2010 while on bail one time ago he sounded awful he said to me but i'm slowly dying. new year new protests for hong kong after a massive turnout for 2021st turns violent again with riot police deployed to try to disperse the protesters. by their very good afternoon or evening i should say just 16 in the evening here in moscow one is kevin 0 in this the weekly roundup of the news that's making a made the making their plans of the last 7 days in this one big story breaking now we want to tell you about the iraqi parliament as literally just passed a resolution calling on the government to end the presence of all foreign troops in the country the vote follows the united states assassination of iran's most powerful general in that airstrike on baghdad internatio

to in the stories that shaped this week wiki leaks founder julian assange claims he slowly dying in a u.k. prison saying he's being. subjected to 23 hours a day of solitary confinement he made the allegations to a christmas for. me because he the spend christmas with me and my family in 2010 but you know what time it. all he said to me but i'm slowly dying. with the biggest stories of the past 7 days and right up to the moment developments as well welcome to the weekly r t international my name's union o'neil we begin with breaking news the iraqi parliament house passed a resolution calling on the government to expel all foreign forces and to formally terminate its request for assistance from the u.s. led coalition the vote follows the united states assassination of iran's most powerful general in our rate on baghdad international airport on friday iraqi official it's the scribe the strike as a violation of their country. sovereignty or trying to live by r.t.c. course at dulles who's been following developments and there's been quite a few developments to follow 1st of all this vote t

just approaching 70 minutes past the hour welcome back to the weekly wiki leaks founder julian assange claims he's slowly dying in the british jail he's incarcerated alleges he's trying to pull ice then kept in solitary confinement 23 hours a day he made the disturbing claims in a phone call to his friend. eve spoke to us. the sound an awful and it was very upsetting to hear him the idea of him being sedated has come from several people who visited him who clearly been told and the british government have been asked about it and they refuse to address that matter what they say is they're not mistreating him but clearly he's being kept in solitary confinement for 23 hours a day he sounded awful and he said to me that i'm slowly dying in these remember he served that time. the bail charge and he served his time too and he's now on remand it's highly unusual to put a remand prisoner in belmarsh when they're not a threat of a physical or violent threat to society i think we need some answers from from the british government why are they treating him like this why can't we have some indepen

for refusing to testify against wiki leaks founder julian assange is to torture. the pentagon claims there are signs of. american troops. with a strong. school to the world this is our team international my names you know neil welcome. the turkish government parliament excuse me has voted to block the un recognized government in libya giving a green light to a troop deployment their president. already discussed the development in a phone call now lawmakers approved the motion during an emergency session on thursday libya has been in a state of war since protests in 2011. of the country's leader moammar gadhafi in recent months the u.n. government has been losing ground to the rifle administration of general. who leads the libyan national army a government of national accord formally requested military. but general forces currently control most of libya's territory including crucial oil and gas resources . the. the deployment of turkish troops will further escalate the conflict in libya neighboring egypt has also strongly condemned this saying it would hold turkey

states jailing of whistleblower chelsea manning for refusing to testify against wiki leaks founder julian assange is tantamount to torture. or broadcasting live to recommend studios in moscow this is an international i'm sean thomas certainly glad to have you with us we have major breaking news out of the middle east in this hour a high profile iranian general soleimani is among several assassinated in a u.s. drone strike in iraq's capital for more on this we're going to turn to our senior correspondent. live in the studio you are our man on the ground or you have been our man on the ground there in iraq you know the region you know the area you know the politics there. big news what do we know so far well it's all developing we're right on the nights edge the situation is tremendously tense it is incredibly dangerous and the 2 sides the united states and iran and now on the verge of literally war reigning in national security council is convening right now to discuss how to retaliate and a presidential aide to the president said that the united states must now be ready fool retaliation just just

states jailing a whistleblower chelsea manning for refusing to testify against wiki leaks founder julian assange is tantamount to torture. broadcasting live from our studios in moscow this is our 2 international thomas certainly glad to have you with us we start with a very important developments in the middle east this hour reuters is reporting the u.s. has struck iranian linked targets at baghdad international airport it is also reported that a high profile iranian general so the money was killed in that strike along with an iraqi militia. and as more. it appears that washington is confirming that it did indeed carry out air strikes against iran linked forces in iraq now at this point we're hearing that 2 vehicles were hit outside the airport in baghdad and 5 members of the popular mobilisation forces were hit as well as 2 additional guests and that among those killed was qassam a solomonic the leader of the could force of the islamic revolutionary guard corps a very prominent figure in iran that he apparently has been killed in this strike that took place outside of the baghdad airport this c

also in the stories that shape the week wiki leaks founder julian. assange in a u.k. prison saying he's being. subjected to 23 hours a day of solitary confinement maybe allegations to a friend in a christmas. because he spent christmas with me and my family in 2010. he said to me but i'm slowly dying. with the biggest stories of the past 7 days and right up to the moment of elements as well welcome to the weekly or to the international i mean. our breaking news this hour the iraqi parliament has passed a resolution calling on the government to expel all foreign forces to formally terminate its request for assistance from the u.s. led coalition the vote follows the united states assassination of iran's most powerful general and an raid on baghdad international airport on friday iraqi officials described the strike as a violation of their country's sovereignty. well the new resolution urges the iraqi government to in the presence of foreign troops in the country withdraw the request for support from the anti isel coalition to limit the use of arms to national security f

wiki leaks co-founder julian assange claims he's dying in prison in london plied with sedatives and subjected to 23 hours a day of solitary confinement he made the allegations in a christmas phone call currently to a friend. rang me because he spent christmas with me. in 2010. 1 time and he sounded well he said to me but i'm slow dancing. and new year new protests for hong kong after a massive turnout for 2021st rally with riot police deployed again to disclose the protests. hello welcome to the weekly with me kevin owen the on r.t. international our 7 day round up all the news that's made and indeed is making the headlines 1st this week and indeed the year got off to a troubling start with tension skyrocketing in the middle east following the united states assassination of iran's most senior commander. monies body has now been repatriated to iran where he'll be buried tens of thousands of mourners early have been paying tribute to the general crowds also strong the streets of the iraqi capital on saturday for a. huge funeral procession rallies been ongoing since friday's deadly u.s. airstrik

marking the 4th anniversary of julian assange as political as i don't know like what was happening at the same day today in berlin brussels belgrade paris naples madrid. well i desire all the all the all the venues all our people i think this case is not just about julian assange it's about transparency it's about democracy in europe. you know this about speaking of how does it. this is normal. but don't last for just sit in the room and write for some of them. sometimes the right books but also but they also do this for both refugee that you think you're a new kind of from us. i don't have time to think about myself. and most of the 1st the world will be near speaker and then it will focus people. from this side begin to. thank. so as you know we are going to. have a conversation with major intellectual. way here. so please welcome them both on state. very hard to. thank. what they learnt from julian assange is that you have to be consistent maybe sometimes you have these temptation to feeling that you're not important. that the powers are smiling at last and laughing when we occupy

what they learnt from julian assange is that you have to be consistent maybe sometimes you have these temptation to feeling that you are not important that the powers are smiling at the last and last thing when we occupy our spare that they are laughing when we are in a public space but below we have. 1000 people here tonight in 8 cities at the same time hundreds of thousands watching the live stream and i think the more they kind of just sit in their own and write books even if you want to write about the refugee crisis you cannot do it if you didn't speak to a refugee for instance or if you are writing about the crisis of europe or solutions for europe i think you cannot do it if you don't speak with the people and i think we don't have time only to see the norm and write about it we need to work because this continent is collapsing. the financial crash of 2008 started in america's housing market but devastated europe as it lurched from sovereign debt crisis to cannot make stagnation unemployment of 25 percent in some countries led to social unrest and the continent suffered the war

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event that the biggest theater in this part of europe and we are marking the 4th anniversary of julian assange as political as i don't know like what was happening at the same day today in berlin brussels belgrade paris naples madrid said i well i these are all the all the all the venues all our people think this case is not just about julian assange it's about transparency it's about democracy in europe. are you nervous about speaking on stage how does this fit in with your normal life this is normal life. they should wish. for time philosophers to sit in the room and write for some of them tell me what you do sometimes they write books i don't say but they also do this also go through refugee bans and so if you think you're a new kind of some. i don't have time to think about myself. and was the 1st the world believe me a speaker i'm going to will focus people. there do we get in from this side we're going to thank you so as you know we are going to listen and to have a conversation with you major intellectual. way here. so please welcome them both on stage very hard thank you what they lear

and what about talk of julian assange and that there would be some kind of swap?”me kind of swap? i cannot comment on that. there have been strong words from the home office, justice office, there is a key name missing there. does borisjohnson wa nt missing there. does borisjohnson want to say anything to the family? the prime minister is very much on the side of the family to see justice done for harry. all of us in government are working towards that end. how are you feeling at the moment? the meeting went well with andrea. there are points that she has given us that she is going to give away and has fully assured us that she will be working on and we are very much feeling supported by herand the are very much feeling supported by her and the rest of the government, so her and the rest of the government, so it is going to take time. it is not an overnight thing, but we will get there? —— we will get there. forever if we have to. she will come back, we do not know when, but she will. she had to come back. it is the only bad thing to do. diplomatic immunity or not,

i these are all the all the all the venues all our people i think this case is not just about julian assange it's about transparency it's about democracy in europe. you know this about speaking on stage how does this fit in with you know this is normally. a. but don't just sit in the room and write for some of them. sometimes the right books but also but they also do this so go to refugee that you think you are a new convert from us. i don't have time to think about myself. and was the 1st the world will be near speaker and then it will focus people. from this side begin to. thank you. so as you know we are going to listen and to have a conversation with you. here . so please welcome them both on stage about 10 years very hard to. what they learnt from julian a sandwich is that you have to be consistent maybe sometimes you have these temptation to feeling that you are not important that the powers are smiling at last and laughing when we occupy our spare that they are laughing when we are in a public space but below we have 2000 people here tonight in 8 cities at the same time hundreds of th

office but she was arrested again last year for declining to testify against wiki leaks publisher julian assange is global affairs analyst patrick hemmings than face the u.n. left it will be a boost for supporters of both manning under songs or lawyer and activist kevin zeese to explain to us how the law is being used to coerce money. in a grand jury which is a secret process before someone is indicted or you go for it prosecutions occurring to determine whether someone should be prosecuted this is a power of the court to coerce someone into testifying now this law can all allow a person in the united states to be held for the length of the grand jury in order to coerce them to testify before the grand jury and no longer serves the purpose it was intended to serve it's now become a weapon of prosecutors it was initially designed to protect people who are being investigated the reason they're kept secret because they're trying to protect people being investigated before they're indicted so you don't know that they're being investigated but in the longer serves our purpose and now serves the purpo

julian assange is appearing in person at westminster magistrates‘ court today for an administrative hearinguilty of skipping bail. the united states wants assange extradited so that the wikileaks co—founder can be tried over allegations of leaking i'm joined now byjoe corre — julian assange's spokesperson in london. welcome and thank you forjoining us. how is he? he's not very good. i mean, ithink us. how is he? he's not very good. i mean, i think it's astonishing, really, the way he's been treated at the moment. being kept in isolation, 23 hours a day. kept on tranquillisers. he doesn't really know what's going on half the time. what we are seeing is a series of court appearances that are going on at the moment. that will determine how the extradition case is to be handled next month. but what we've seen so far has been a joke. i mean, the first magistrate that he saw called him a narcissist, we found out actually that that magistrate was, well, she should never have heard the case in the first place because it i don't know where you are going with this but i would prefer if you don't. the

to in the stories this week wiki leaks founder julian assange claims he's slowly dying in a u.k. prison being. subjected to 23 hours a day. it may.