WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Kristinn Hrafnsson had a blunt message for the Morrison government during his visit to Australia - and that was, to bring Julian Assange home.
WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Kristinn Hrafnsson has urged Australians to question why Prime Minister Scott Morrison has not"stood up for his fellow citizen" Julian Assange.
"What has he done to get Julian home?" he asked, imploring reporters present to keep asking the PM this question.Assange, the WikiLeaks founder, is currently in jail in London for jumping bail and avoiding extradition to Sweden by fleeing to the Ecuadoran embassy, where he lived for seven years.Mr Morrison has said Australia has no standing and is unable to intervene in Assange's legal proceedings.
"Julian has sacrificed everything so that whistleblowers can shine light on ... serious wrongdoing, so the public can understand truths about our world, and for the principles of press freedom."He should not die for these principles. He should not be tortured, as the UN torture expert states is occurring.
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