Assange has been detained within the London jail since April 2019 as he fights extradition to the United States on fees of espionage for publishing labeled paperwork leaked by Chelsea Manning.

His request for jail launch was revealed by his spouse, Stella Assange, according to the BBC and The Independent.

Westwood’s loss of life prompted Julian Assange to make his first public remarks since being imprisoned, which have been launched by his spouse.

“Vivienne was a Dame and a pillar of the anti-establishment. Bold, creative, thoughtful and a good friend. The best of Britain. She will be missed terribly by me and many others,” Assange stated.

In her personal feedback, Stella Assange stated that she and her husband “loved her company” and known as the style designer a “fierce campaigner and true altruist.”

A spokesperson for Britain’s Justice Ministry instructed the BBC that Assange’s request was unlikely to be granted as a result of such leaves are solely meant for shut family although added it was as much as the jail governors to determine difficulty.

Westwood grew to become a detailed good friend of Assange after the notorious publication of paperwork offered to Wikileaks together with a video that reveals U.S. troopers fatally taking pictures 18 civilians from a helicopter in Iraq.

She often visited Assange throughout his prolonged keep at Ecuador’s Embassy in London and suspended herself in a fowl cage exterior the Old Baily in July 2020 to protest towards his extradition.

Details about Westwood’s funeral haven’t but been made public.