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Julian Assange absent from extradition hearing in UK due to illnessAssange, 52, spent seven years in Ecuador's embassy in London before he was dragged out and jailed in 2019. He has been held in a maximum-security jail in southeast London ever since.

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Last Updated 20 February 2024, 17:06 IST

<div class="paragraphs"><p>A view of a placard depicting WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange outside the high court on the day Assange appeals against his extradition to the United States, in London, Britain, February 20, 2024.</p></div>

A view of a placard depicting WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange outside the high court on the day Assange appeals against his extradition to the United States, in London, Britain, February 20, 2024.

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London: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is unwell and is not attending a British court for his extradition hearing for that reason, his lawyer said on Tuesday.

Assange, 52, spent seven years in Ecuador's embassy in London before he was dragged out and jailed in 2019. He has been held in a maximum-security jail in southeast London ever since.

His wife Stella Assange warned last week that his health was "in decline, physically and mentally".

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(Published 20 February 2024, 17:06 IST)