Designer Vivienne Westwood leads protest supporting Assange Veteran fashion designer and activist Vivienne Westwood has posed in a giant bird cage in London to show her support for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and call for his extradition to the U.S. to be stoppedPamela Anderson talks new venture and relationship with Julian Assange The Associated PressLONDON -- Veteran fashion designer and activist Vivienne Westwood posed in a giant bird cage in London Tuesday to show her support for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and call for his extradition to the U.S. to be stopped. Dressed in a canary yellow outfit, the 79-year-old designer led protesters who chanted “Free Julian Assange” outside London's Central Criminal Court. Assange is due to appear for an extradition hearing on Sept. 7. Assange was arrested last year after being evicted from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, where he had been holed up for years. His lawyers have argued the U.S. charges of espionage and computer misuse were politically motivated and an abuse of power.

Source: ABC News July 21, 2020 13:52 UTC