Pamela Anderson supports 'innocent person' Julian Assange as she visits him at Belmarsh

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Pamela Anderson today visited Julian Assange in high-security Belmarsh prison and claimed he was “an innocent person”.

The former Baywatch star, a regular face at the Ecuadorian embassy in London where the WikiLeaks founder was previously living, said is “really cut off from everybody” and has not been able to speak to his children.

Speaking outside the jail in south east London, she said: “He does not deserve to be in a supermax prison. He has never committed a violent act. He is an innocent person.”

“He is a good man, he is an incredible person. I love him, I can’t imagine what he has been going through.

She said Assange "does not deserve to be in a supermax prison"
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“It was great to see him, but this is just misrule of law in operation. It is absolute shock that he has not been able to get out of his cell.”

Asked about the lengthy prison sentence Assange could face if he is extradited to the US, Anderson said: "We need to save his life. That's how serious it is."

Anderson, a vocal supporter of Assange, was accompanied by WikiLeaks editor Kristinn Hrafnsson.

He told the Standard Assange’s spirit was “astonishing”.

“He will not be broken easily...He has suffered attacks for years, inside the embassy, and by the so-called justice system in the UK.”

Assange was dragged out of the embassy last month and has been sentenced to 50 weeks in prison for a bail violation.

He is fighting extradition to the United States where he is wanted for questioning over the activities of WikiLeaks.

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