Julian Assange in a London prison, says WikiLeaks editor
WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Kristinn Hrafnsson has said that Julian Assange is confined to a cell at Belmarsh Prison, a grim facility in southeast London. As the local source report, the conditions at the sprawling prison offer some advantages, however over the embassy where Assange lived for nearly seven years without taking a step outside..
The WikiLeaks founder should finally be able to receive badly needed medical care for a shoulder problem and tooth pain now that he is out of the Ecuadorian embassy and in prison, Hrafnsson added.
"There are medical facilities there, access to dental care I would assume and a garden to go out into," he said.
He added that it is now much easier for Assange to meet with his legal team in prison than it was at the embassy, where a feud with Ecuadorian authorities had led to a ban of most guests.
He said Assange is in relatively good mental condition considering the stress of recent days.
To remind, the 47-year-old hacker faces sentencing for jumping bail in Britain and possible extradition to the United States.