Nils Melzer quote (26June2019) from Demasking the Torture of Julian Assange #AssangeLinks

Nils Melzer quote (26June2019) from Demasking the Torture of Julian Assange

https://medium.com/@njmelzer/demasking-the-torture-of-julian-assange-b252ffdcb768

Very well, you may say, but what does slander have to do with torture? Well, this is a slippery slope. What may look like mere «mudslinging» in public debate, quickly becomes “mobbing” when used against the defenseless, and even “persecution” once the State is involved. Now just add purposefulness and severe suffering, and what you get is full-fledged psychological torture.

Yes, living in an Embassy with a cat and a skateboard may seem like a sweet deal when you believe the rest of the lies. But when no one remembers the reason for the hate you endure, when no one even wants to hear the truth, when neither the courts nor the media hold the powerful to account, then your refuge really is but a rubber boat in a shark-pool, and neither your cat nor your skateboard will save your life.