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Julian Assange had a stroke in Belmarsh Prison in the United Kingdom, and his fiancée, Stella Moris, suggested it was triggered by the stress generated by his ongoing time in jail.
Assange, the 50-year-old WikiLeaks founder, is being held at the maximum-security jail in London. Yesterday, the High Court ruled that Assange can be extradited to the United States to be tried for espionage.
This ruling had overturned a previous ruling by a lower court, saying Assange could not be extradited to the United States due to his mental health.
WikiLeaks said that doctors confirmed Assange’s stroke this morning following the court’s ruling…
