Credit:Assange's barrister Edward Fitzgerald, QC, asked district judge Vanessa Baraitser at the Old Bailey on Thursday morning to suspend the hearing until the result was known.
"It's certainly not easy to cross-examine a person over video link," he said. "Hopefully, if the tests are negative we can get back to where we were on Monday. If they're not, we'll have reconsider the matter and our particular options." "I'm therefore willing to accede for the time being to the joint application to adjourn this case until Monday at 10 o'clock in the morning."Assange's hearing has already been delayed by months because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Such a shame that the only person who spoke the truth about war crimes being committed overseas is the one being charged or held to account for their actions.