Assange received permission to marry in prison

The Guardian: Assange received permission to marry Morris' fiancee in prison Prosecutor's Office for the marriage with the bride Stella Morris. This is reported by The Guardian.

The wedding ceremony will be held within the walls of the prison. According to preliminary data, the wedding can take place in December with a limited number of invited guests from among the prisoners.

Earlier, Assange and Morris sued the head of the UK Justice Department, Dominic Raab, because they are not allowed to get married. The couple are confident that the UK is creating obstacles to their marriage because of the political war of the US authorities against the founder of WikiLeaks.

Julian Assange is in custody in the UK, he is being held in Belmarsh prison. In May 2019, the US Justice Department filed 17 charges against Assange, later adding another. He is charged with promulgation of top-secret documents.

In the United States, he faces up to 175 years in prison. Former American President Donald Trump claimed that he was ready to pardon Assange if he named the source from whom he received the texts of letters from the hacked servers of the Democratic Party in 2016.

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