Citing coronavirus risk, Julian Assange's lawyers to apply for bail

Wikileaks said Monday that lawyers representing founder Julian Assange will apply for his release on bail because of the high risk in prison of contracting coronavirus and the deadly disease it causes, COVID-19.

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The Wikileaks founder is being held at a prison in London on an extradition warrant for publishing classified information about the Iraq and Afghan wars.

On Wednesday, 25th of March, Julian Assanges lawyers will make a bail application at Westminster Magistrates Court, Wikileaks said in a statement.