Yeah, no. Read that article again, and the linked Medium post they're talking about. They're talking about health issues during his voluntary exile at the embassy. From this article:
> On Nov 22, 2019, we, a group of more than 60 medical doctors, wrote to the UK Home Secretary to express our serious concerns about the physical and mental health of Julian Assange.[1]In our letter,[1] we documented a history of denial of access to health care and prolonged psychological torture.
I have no sympathy for this group's claims, because he was absolutely not denied medical care. He had an outstanding arrest warrant that was completely valid, and he chose to accept the consequences of skipping bail.
It's like a child running away from home because he didn't want to face prosecution for sexual assault, and then crying to the press that his parents aren't taking care of him while he's living in a flophouse.
They mention his health declining during the embassy visit, which is relevant because he was denied the ability to get proper medical care. But most of the ongoing news of his decline is from prison.
You are entirely lacking in empathy of a journalist who's done amazing things for society and is a human being. It's a shame your feelings were hurt by whichever leak came out of WikiLeaks, but it's also a shame you feel the need to perpetuate smears and dehumanize someone who's only ever had your best interests at heart.
Also Assange was never facing prosecution for sexual assault. He was only wanted for questioning, blatantly for political purposes. Please stop spreading fake news
> It's a shame your feelings were hurt by whichever leak came out of WikiLeaks
I'm more hurt about the radical transparency he espoused for others while keeping secrets like his relationship with the Trump campaign [1]. I wonder why Wikileaks didn't leak this truth[2]:
> President Trump offered to pardon Julian Assange if he agreed to cover up the involvement of Russia in hacking emails from the Democratic National Committee, which were later published by WikiLeaks, a London court was told on Wednesday.
I'm so over this. Please spread your misinformation elsewhere. It's a shame HN moderation only selectively enforces their policies and allows people like you to propagate lies and dishonesty.
> On Nov 22, 2019, we, a group of more than 60 medical doctors, wrote to the UK Home Secretary to express our serious concerns about the physical and mental health of Julian Assange.[1]In our letter,[1] we documented a history of denial of access to health care and prolonged psychological torture.
I have no sympathy for this group's claims, because he was absolutely not denied medical care. He had an outstanding arrest warrant that was completely valid, and he chose to accept the consequences of skipping bail.
It's like a child running away from home because he didn't want to face prosecution for sexual assault, and then crying to the press that his parents aren't taking care of him while he's living in a flophouse.
[1] https://medium.com/@doctorseh4assange/concerns-of-medical-do...