Yahoo News Pamela Anderson defends 'world's most innocent man' Julian Assange as she visits him in prison
Baywatch actor Pamela Anderson has once again expressed her support for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, referring to him as “the world’s most innocent man”.
The 51-year-old star has been a long-term advocate for Assange’s cause and shared her message of support on social media after visiting him at Belmarsh Prison in London.
She arrived at the prison wrapped in a grey blanket, emblazoned with words including “gagged” and “free speech”.
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Anderson later told her Twitter followers that the 47-year-old activist is “treated as the world’s most dangerous man in order to make him a criminal, without him ever having done anything whatever wrong.”
She added: “This is misrule of law in operation - the world’s most famous victim.
"People don't even know why they're mad at him. They say he's bad. Justice depends on public opinion."
Julian Assange is the world’s most innocent man. pic.twitter.com/wC1NPDjJAG
— Pamela Anderson (@pamfoundation) May 7, 2019
Assange is currently serving 50 weeks in prison for a bail violation, but faces extradition to the USA, where he would be questioned about his actions surrounding the WikiLeaks release of American state secrets.
He had spent almost seven years living in the Ecuadorian embassy in London, after the country granted him asylum in August 2012.
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His asylum was withdrawn in April and police were invited into the embassy to arrest Assange, who may also face a reopened investigation into sexual assault allegations in Sweden.
At a preliminary hearing to discuss Assange's possible extradition to the USA, he told Westminster Magistrates Court: "I do not wish to surrender myself for extradition for doing journalism that has won many awards and protected many people."
Anderson was accompanied on her visit to Belmarsh by WikiLeaks editor Kristinn Hrafnsson.
She is the first person to visit Assange in prison, other than his legal advisers.
This continues a long-term bond between the two that led to Anderson serving as a confidante for Assange during his years holed up in the embassy.
