Freedom for Julian Assange
Julian Assange, that takes almost 14 years in captivity in the UK, He still has to wait several more weeks to find out if he is extradited to the United States.. THE. or you can appeal your case.
The ruling of the British justice
The High Court of London ruled, a few days ago, that Assange can appeal his extradition to the United States again. His delivery can also be stopped by the Strasbourg Human Rights Court or a last-minute agreement with the US Department of Justice.. Although the British court's decision is ambiguous, allows Assange to buy time, at the same time it forces the Yankee Justice to present more information, required for the hearing to be held next 20 of May. The magistrates demand guarantees from Washington that its Courts will respect the right to freedom of expression, (contemplated in the First Amendment of the Constitution), that Assange will receive the same procedural guarantees as any citizen and a formal commitment that he will not be sentenced to the death penalty. Yes EE. THE. does not accept these three conditions, The co-founder of WikiLeaks will be able to appeal again against his extradition before the British Courts.
They impart impunity not justice
The justice of imperialism, according to the arguments presented last February in London, assures that Assange“He is not a journalist” and did not respect the standards of the media that collaborated with him in 2010, like himNew York Times, The country YThe Guardian. Several journalists' defense associations assure that the Assange case and the fact that the Anti-Espionage Law is used 1917, They can set a very serious precedent in limiting freedom of the press. If the current accusation of espionage against the editor is confirmed, and the claim that he be sentenced to 175 years in prison, It will be the most serious blow to freedom of the press and expression in recent decades. The persecution of Assange and WikiLeaks is an attack on independent journalism, research, to those who denounce and reveal the secrets of the powerful, as also happened with the casesPanama Papers YPandora Papers, among others. The imperialists intend to give a frightening message to those who denounce the murders of their army and NATO. further, They present themselves as repositories of equanimity, Justice, “security against terrorism”, “peace and democracy”, when in reality they are responsible for inequality, the crimes and widespread impunity that comes from its aggressive and plundering world hegemony.
They try to cover up atrocities
The American justice system opened a case against Assange, when Donald Trump was president, that continues with the management of Joe Biden. The Prosecutor's Office accuses him of illegally obtaining information, to publish from WikiLeaks (2010-2011) documents“confidential”, “secrets”and endangering those who appeared in them. The leaks reached the international press, with the publication of communications between the State Department and its embassies around the world. The videos showed the massacres of Yankee troops against civilians in the invasion of Iraq, and the atrocities carried out both in that country and in Afghanistan.
Chronicle of an inhuman persecution
In August 2012 Assange sought asylum in the Ecuadorian embassy located in the United Kingdom, and although in 2017 obtained citizenship, was withdrawn in 2019 by the then president of Ecuador, Lenin Moreno who, Besides, stopped offering him asylum, after which he was detained by plainclothes agents from Scotland Yard.. In Sweden, she suffered accusations of rape and sexual harassment, the investigation of which was finally closed by the Prosecutor's Office.. Assange suffered a long period of anti-human persecution that caused him severe physical and mental damage..
Mobilization against extradition and for freedom
The arrest and extradition of Assange, regardless of their political positions, It is an attack by imperialist capitalism against basic democratic rights and independent journalism.. It is necessary to revive the global campaign against extradition and for his immediate release without charge, as well as that of all the people involved in collaborating with Assange. It is necessary to demand the opening of all war archives, the abolition of state secrets and the punishment of invaders, criminals and torturers at the service of imperialism, are in the country they are in. These are the criminals who must be punished.
