LONDON: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been allowed to marry his friend Stella Morris in London’s Belmarsh Jail.
According to the details, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange got permission to get married in prison, the prison administration says that this permission was given by the prison governor at the request of Julian.
Stella Morris, Julian Assange’s fiance, said in a statement that she hoped the marriage would not be interrupted.
It should be noted that under the British Marriage Act 1983, prison inmates have the right to apply for marriage in prison but the applicant must be able to bear all the expenses of the marriage.
Stella Morris, a lawyer born in South Africa, said she met Julian Assange in 2011 when she joined Julian’s legal team.
Assange, 50, is fighting charges of spying for the United States. He was born in Australia in 1971, and has been on the radar of police and intelligence agencies since he was a young man involved in hacking activities. The secrets of the forces were to be revealed.
In April 2010, Julian leaked a secret video showing a 2007 US military helicopter killing 12 Iraqis, including two journalists from a leading news agency.
Julian is also wanted by the Swedish government. He was tried by a US court in November 2010. An Interpol red warrant was issued against him, after which he sought refuge at the Ecuadorian embassy in London. Was