WikiLeaks founder
Julian Assange is very likely to attempt to kill himself if he is sent to the
United States to face espionage charges, a psychiatric expert said Tuesday at an extradition hearing in London.
Michael Kopelman, emeritus professor of neuropsychiatry at King’s College
London, said Assange has a history of depression and there is a “very high” risk of suicide if the U.S. extradition attempt succeeds.
“It’s the imminence of extradition and/or an actual extradition that will trigger the attempt, in my opinion,” Kopelman said during testimony as a witness for Assange at London’s Old Bailey criminal court.