Police moved WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange to the segregation unit of a London jail for his safety, his lawyer said today as new cables showed the US suspects Myanmar has a secret nuclear programme.
The 39-year-old Australian has been transferred from the main part of Wandsworth prison to an isolation unit, said Jennifer Robinson, one of Assange's legal team.
"The prison authorities are doing it for his own safety, presumably," she told AFP.
Assange is due to appear in a London court for a second time Tuesday after being arrested on a warrant issued by Sweden, where prosecutors want to speak to him about allegations of rape and sexual molestation made by two women.
WikiLeaks insists the allegations are politically motivated because the whistleblowing website has enraged Washington and governments around the world by releasing thousands of US diplomatic cables.
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