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Assange's lawyer named French minister

https://www.victorharbortimes.com.au/story/6821886/assanges-lawyer-named-french-minister/?cs=13171

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's lawyer Eric Dupond-Moretti has been appointed as France's new justice minister.

Dupond-Moretti, a prominent criminal defence lawyer, was elevated to the ministry by incoming Prime Minister Jean Castex on Monday.

The 55-year-old is known for a his record number of acquittals and led a push by European lawyers for French President Emmanuel Macron to grant asylum to Assange in February.

"We consider the situation is sufficiently serious that our duty is to talk about it," Dupond-Moretti said about Assange's case at the time.

The Frenchman has said the case against the Australian is unfair, citing Assange's poor health and alleged violations of his rights while in jail in London

Dupond-Moretti's team also warned of "consequences for all journalists" if Assange is extradited and jailed in the US.

French members of Assange's legal team said they had been working on a "concrete demand" for Macron to grant Assange asylum in France, where he has children.

It's unclear whether Dupond-Moretti will now use his position to grant the Australian asylum.

Assange has been held on remand in London's Belmarsh prison since October 11, and is facing an extradition hearing to decide whether he should be sent to the US to face charges.

The hearing has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic and Assange hasn't appeared before court in more than three months.

The 49-year-old's next callover hearing is in the Westminster Magistrates' Court on July 27.

The extradition trial is set to resume on September 7.

Endogenous Deficiency of Glutathione as the Most Likely Cause of Serious Manifestations and Death in COVID-19 Patients

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7263077/

Abstract

Higher rates of serious illness and death from coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) infection among older people and those who have comorbidities suggest that age- and disease-related biological processes make such individuals more sensitive to environmental stress factors including infectious agents like coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Specifically, impaired redox homeostasis and associated oxidative stress appear to be important biological processes that may account for increased individual susceptibility to diverse environmental insults. The aim of this Viewpoint is to justify (1) the crucial roles of glutathione in determining individual responsiveness to COVID-19 infection and disease pathogenesis and (2) the feasibility of using glutathione as a means for the treatment and prevention of COVID-19 illness. The hypothesis that glutathione deficiency is the most plausible explanation for serious manifestation and death in COVID-19 patients was proposed on the basis of an exhaustive literature analysis and observations. The hypothesis unravels the mysteries of epidemiological data on the risk factors determining serious manifestations of COVID-19 infection and the high risk of death and opens real opportunities for effective treatment and prevention of the disease.

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