from his state of health recently the un special rapporteur on top judge mr mills most visited mr sanj with a team of doctors and found that such a situation considering his health could be described by legal authorities as torture. the night of the u.k.'s exit from the european union the french president has called for a more coordinated defense strategy in which france the blocks only post breaks at nuclear power would hold a central role. said euro pains cannot confine themselves to the task of spectators anymore and shouldn't be controlled by america. from the amount of the collapse of the irony of treaty france hopes for a more inclusive talks in which europe's voice and interests are taken into account in talks on a new instrument to assure strategic stability on our continent if it's blocked by some we won't stand still europe cannot confine themselves to the role of spectator to build a europe of tomorrow called be under american control in his speech macron said renewing arms control needs to be put back on the global agenda but he ruled out any further cuts to france's nuclea

from the hospital wing to one dedicated for over 50 meanwhile the organizer of the don't extradite sanj campaign says if he sends the us a songe won't be able to face any jury. we're subway away from judith reaching the goal where he will or will not be at the united states but he certainly shouldn't be extradited to the united states were he to be extradited he would find himself in a court of a very special car in a. year it's the so-called s. we have a large court where the u.s. state has never lost an espionage case where the jurors are chosen from a population pool 80 percent of who work for the pentagon the national security council or the cia so he's going to go probably a court in this country where there's no jury 'd to a court in the united states where there's a jury so i think the only chance you house of justice is to be set free before you actually go to. the french president has to end what he calls islamic separatism in some parts of france when you macron paid a visit to the city of malusi ahead of next month or local elections they're trying to be in school reports now

mention 10 months ago after a change of government in ecuador and the subsequent removal of his asylum sanj was dragged out of the embassy and jailed maximum security style charged with breaching his bail. editions when he entered the embassy now washington awaits this is its extradition request is based on wiki leaks releasing confidential files exposing us war crimes and much more julian assange just lawyers contend the prison conditions could be the death of him a group of more than 60 doctors echoed that warning in 3 separate letters sent to the british government those letters followed an examination of a sanch by the un special rapporteur on torture nils meltzer i came to the conclusion that julian assange has been exposed to psychological torture based on the medical assessments that we conducted during a 4 hour visit to him on the 9th of may 2019 jude innocent showed all the symptoms that are typical for a victim of psychological torture we're talking about intense anxiety a constant state of panic that has harmed already has nervous system and his cognitive capabilities although i

junior sanj was arrested in london in april last year and served a sentence for skipping bail back in 2012 he's still in british jail pending a hearing on extradition to the us waiters face espionage and computer hacking charges which focused on the publication by wiki leaks of thousands of classified military files and 2010 including this one incriminating video of american troops in iraq if convicted a son could get a prison term of up to 175 years the final stage of his extradition trial has been pushed back to may meanwhile a songe does remain in belmarsh prison songe was only recently moved from solitary confinement there after repeated to pales by his legal team citing poor health he still faces tight restrictions on visitors while his lawyers say that they also found it difficult to meet their client in an open letter last month dozens of leading medical experts did warn the u.k. government that the wiki leaks co-founder could die in prison we discussed the issue further with his lawyer. so instead i don't even use prison he's been kept in very severe conditions during the day

supporters share this view they say the swedish rape allegations were fabricated and an excuse to punish sanj for the leaking of hundreds of thousands of confidential government documents and for exposing possible war crimes. one high profile leak was a video obtained from the u.s. military which wiki leaks says shows he was soldiers opening fire on people in baghdad and killing several civilians and 2 journalists. a son just now in a maximum security prison in the u.k. and continues to fight against his extradition to the united states. if he loses his fight and disk convicted in the u.s. the wiki leaks founder faces up to 175 years in jail the rape case and sweet and has since been dropped. and we're joined now by niels meltzer is the united nations special wrapper tour on torture who investigated this case mr meltzer thank you so much for joining us here on new i want to start by asking you about the rape allegations against really innocent because you've been very critical of this case we just heard there that the allegations the charges have been dropped are these assault allegations fal

his extradition trial has been pushed back to may mean minus signs does remain in belmarsh prison sanj was only recently moved from solitary confinement there after repeated appeals by his legal team citing poor health he still faces tight restrictions on visits to while his lawyers say that they've actually found it difficult to meet their client in an open letter last month dozens of leading medical experts warned the u.k. government that the wiki leaks co-founder could die in prison we discuss the issue further with his lawyer. so instead i don't in this prison he's been kept in very severe conditions during the day he spent little time outside his cell which he is practically in isolation all these words from his state of health recently the un special rapporteur on top drug mr mills most visited mr sands with a team of doctors and found that such a situation considering his health could be described by legal authorities as torture is. now a night of the u.k.'s exit from the european union the french president has called for a more coordinated defense strategy in which france the b

week extradition hearing in london which will decide whether or not the founder of wiki leaks in the sanj is handed over to the united states trial is said to be divided into 2 parts the 1st will determine whether the u.s. request is politically motivated or not before a 2nd session begins in may it could then be months before the judge makes a final decision a scientist father said he believes the case is of major significance for journalists everywhere. the torture of julian as witnessed by the nose mills of you know the nation's ready to the world to all of those who hold survivable that is what will happen to journalists publishers and public. if this extradition this political expedition julian the sons of his successor hundreds of supporters have gathered this monday to protest against the sun just attention extradition rallies being held at a court in london it's a great day there with the hearings taking place and also in sydney australia michael demick said best to get a journalist and human rights activist attend a demonstration that could turn the next of the lives of our sons

of the don't extradite the son campaign john resumes also visited the journalist says if extradited sanj won't be able to face any jury. we're subway away from julian reaching the goal where we will or will not be exploited to the united states but he certainly shouldn't be extradited to the united states were you to be extradited he would fire do so of. a court of a very special car in a. year it's the so-called s. with court where the u.s. state has never lost an espionage case where the jurors are chosen for a population pool 80 percent of whom worked for the pentagon the national security council or the cia so he's going to go probably a quarter of this country where there's no jury to a court in the united states where there's a during so i think the only chance you house of justice is to be set free before you actually go to. the u.s. presidential candidate michael bloomberg or sell his media empire if he becomes president in answer came ahead of the latest round of democratic debates being held on wednesday in last vegas bloomberg will for the 1st time faces rivals who've been cry