Extradition to the US of the founder of WikiLeaksJulian Assange, whose latest appeal will be heard next week at London’s High Court, “is quite likely that will happen” immediately after the trial“, assured this Wednesday the current director of this media, Kristinn Hrafnsson.

The Icelandic journalist was not optimistic about the outcome of next week’s trial and stressed at a press conference in Geneva that there is ““high likelihood” that Assange’s appeal will be rejected.

“Perhaps what will happen is that after hearing the appeal, both judges will go out for a cup of tea, and two hours later they will return and say that they are rejecting it and that Assange is waiting on a plane to extradite him to the United States. USA immediately,” Hrafnsson assured.

The appeal in the London court is the last that Assange can file against his extradition. appeals to factors such as your health status which, according to the WikiLeaks director, is “highly unreliable” since he suffers from a chronic lung disease and is also at risk of suicide due to a depressive disorder.

“The health of Assange, who has been imprisoned at Burlmarsh maximum security prison since 2019, has deteriorated over time due to he is treated like a terrorist and was kept in a glass cell with limited access to his lawyers,” he said.

Hrafnsson also condemned the lack of support from journalists for Assange, who he assured is the “only political prisoner” and “the only journalist in prison” in the United Kingdom.

“If Julian is finally extradited, no journalist anywhere in the world will be safe.”

In this sense, the Secretary General of Reporters Without Borders (RSF) in Switzerland, Denis Masmedjian, stressed that Assange’s work serves “not only the journalistic profession, but also the public interest” and assured that the association has been following and supporting his case with “great interest.” “

An RSF representative recalled that the accusation against Assange allegedly receiving and disclosing classified US national defense documents “This could be used against any journalist.”

Like Hrfansson, Masmedzhan called on British justice to stop the extradition Julian said he had “no duties under U.S. law” because he was not employed by any national agency and was not a U.S. citizen at the time of the alleged crimes.

When asked about Assange’s presence at the trial, the WikiLeaks director assured that due to lack of communication with him, they do not know whether he will be able to attend, although “he has expressed interest in this.”

EFE