WikiLeaks’ Assange To Marry In Prison

WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange and his fiancee Stella Moris will get married on Wednesday, at the high-security London prison where he is currently being held for his extradition case.

Gatekeepers News reports that 50-year-old Assange is fighting attempts to remove him from the United Kingdom to face trial in the United States over the publication of secret files relating to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Last week, the long-running legal saga drew nearer to a conclusion after the UK Supreme Court turned down a request to hear his appeal against the move.

Assange and Moris announced their engagement in November and were given permission to marry at Belmarsh prison in southeast London where he is on remand.

According to the Don’t Extradite Assange (DEA) group, the wedding would be conducted by a registrar, with just four guests, two witnesses and two security guards in attendance.

Meanwhile, the guests will have to leave immediately after the ceremony.

The DEA group revealed that British Fashion Designer Vivienne Westwood who has been a long-standing supporter of the Australian publisher, has designed Moris’ wedding dress.

It added that she has also provided a kilt for Assange in a nod to his Scottish heritage.

According to the group, Moris, who is in her late 30s and has two young sons with Assange, will cut a wedding cake and make a speech outside the prison in front of their supporters.

Assange has become a figurehead for media freedom campaigners, who accused Washington of trying to muzzle reporting of legitimate security concerns.

If found guilty of violating the US Espionage Act by publishing military and diplomatic files, he could face the rest of his life in prison.