Julian Assange arrested in London
The founder of Wikileaks was arrested this morning in London after Ecuador withdrew his political asylum
On Thursday morning, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was arrested in London. It was known through the media that Ecuador withdrew political asylum to the controversial journalist, programmer and Internet activist from Australia.
Assange, the protagonist of one of the most notorious cases in recent years for the filtering of data on the Internet, was arrested and forcibly removed from the Embassy of Ecuador in London.
The reactions through the WikiLeaks Twitter account have been to request worldwide support for the Australian nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize each year since 2012 as well as his release.
It has also been said that “Ecuador has illegally terminated the political asylum granted to Assange in violation of International Rights.” Lenin Moreno, president of the Latin American nation, said on Twitter that he acted in accordance with the law, due to the constant violations to international conventions and protocols of coexistence.
It is important to recall that the United States is behind the indictment of the journalist and Internet activist for exposing cybernetic tools of the CIA and for alleged interference by the Russian government in the US presidential elections. in 2016.
In photographs disseminated bymedia the prisoner was appreciated with gray hair, aged and with a long white beard. He was transferred to the Court of Magistrates of Westminster for the corresponding investigations.
According to Moreno, the London authorities indicated that the journalist will not be extradited or taken to a country where he is mistreated, his rights violated or the death penalty is applied.
M.Pino
Source: FayerWayer
