Assange is in a British jail for skipping bail when he sought asylum in Ecuador’s embassy in London, where he spent nearly seven years to avoid extradition to Sweden over allegations of rape that were dropped in November
This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador holds a book as he calls for the release of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange from a prison in London, during a news conference at the National Palace, in Mexico City, Mexico, on Jan. 3, 2020.
Assange is also battling U.S. attempts to extradite him over WikiLeaks’ publication of vast caches of leaked military documents and diplomatic cables. He faces a lengthy prison term if extradited to the United States.A UN human rights investigator last year said Assange has suffered psychological torture from a defamation campaign and should not be extradited to the United States where he would face a “politicized show trial.
“I don’t know if he has recognized that he acted against rules and norms of a political system, but at the time these cables demonstrated how the world system functions in its authoritarian nature,” Lopez Obrador said in response to a question about Assange at a regular government news briefing. Assange’s presence in London, holed up in Ecuador’s embassy and then in jail, has been a diplomatic irritation for Britain, affecting domestic politics and relations with several countries.
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