WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is too ill to appear via a video link from a British prison in a hearing on an extradition request from the United States, his lawyer said on Thursday
The United States has requested the extradition of Assange, who was dragged from the Ecuadorean embassy in London on April 11.
He faces a total of 18 US criminal counts with decades in prison if convicted.
According to WikiLeaks, Assange has been moved to the medical ward in jail.
A spokesman for the whistleblowing website said it had "grave concerns" about Assange's health.
"During the seven weeks in Belmarsh his health has continued to deteriorate and he has dramatically lost weight," the spokesman said.
"Defence lawyer for Assange, Per Samuelson, said that Julian Assange's health state last Friday was such 'that it was not possible to conduct a normal conversation with him'."
The next hearing on the extradition request was set for June 12.
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