Julian Assange absent from extradition hearing in UK due to illness

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".