Nils Melzer, UN’s special rapporteur on torture, is expected to make his appeal to the UK government on Friday. He is accused of violating the Espionage Act by publishing secret documents containing the names of confidential US military and diplomatic sources. While it does have a high-security wing Melzer said that Assange was not in that section. A UK government spokesperson said: “The UK has a close working relationship with UN bodies and is committed to upholding the rule of law. “Judges are impartial and independent from government, with any judgment based solely on the facts of the case and the applicable law.

Source: The Guardian May 31, 2019 06:56 UTC