Assange stripped and handcuffed, lawyer tells court

LONDON: A lawyer for Julian Assange on Tuesday accused the United States of “boldly and blatantly” misstating facts about the Wikileaks founder’s conduct, on the second day of his extradition hearing in Britain. Lead defence lawyer Edward Fitzgerald also complained that Assange had been stripped naked twice and handcuffed 11 times coming and going from court the previous day. He warned that his treatment could “impinge on these proceedings” and asked the judge to give “an indication to prison authorities” that the...