Julian Assange’s extradition case is to hear an application on Thursday for him to leave a dock surrounded by bulletproof glass and sit with his lawyers after he complained of being as much a participant in the proceedings as “watching Wimbledon”.
The WikiLeaks founder, who is fighting extradition to the US, told a judge at Woolwich crown court that he was unable to participate in the case, meaningfully communicate with his lawyers or talk to them with them with any confidentiality, adding that there were “unnamed embassy officials” from the US in the courtroom.
Gesturing to people sitting behind lawyers acting for US authorities, he said they had “a hundred times more contact” with their legal team than he had…
Source: Julian Assange asks to sit with lawyers for extradition case | Media | The Guardian