WikiLeaks founder says he pleaded ‘guilty to journalism’ in deal for his release and calls for protection of press freedomJulian Assange has said he chose freedom “over unrealisable justice” as he described his plea deal with US authorities and urged European lawmakers to act to protect freedom of expression in a climate with “more impunity, more secrecy [and] more retaliation for telling the truth”.In his first public statement since the plea deal in June ended his nearly 14 years of prison, embassy confinement and house arrest in the UK, the WikiLeaks founder argued that legal protections for whistleblowers and journalists “only existed on paper” or “were not effective in any remotely reasonable time”. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/oct/01/julian-assange-says-he-chose-freedom-over-unrealisable-justice
Author : Jennifer Rankin in Brussels
Publish date : 2024-10-01 11:33:13
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