Assange ‘terrified of catching coronavirus in Belmarsh’

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange failed in his bid to be freed from Belmarsh Prison on bail because the coronavirus pandemic does not provide grounds for release. District Judge Vanessa Baraitser also said the Australian, 48, could flee if released from the maximum security prison in southeast London. Assange is wanted in the US for allegedly conspiring with army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning to expose military secrets between January and May 2010. A US grand jury has indicted Assange on 18…