The non-governmental organization “Reporters Without Borders” called on to close the case against the founder of the WikiLeaks organization Julian Assange on the eve of the consideration of the appeal of the US Department of Justice in the case of its extradition from Great Britain. This is stated in the organization being distributed on Tuesday.
“We once again emphasize our position that Julian Assange is pursued for his contribution to journalism,” Christoph Cervar reporters, the head of “reporters without borders” – His extradition and prosecution will have serious and long-term consequences for journalism and freedom of the press in all over the world. The case must be closed, it must be released immediately. “
The organization also stressed that at the time of publication of the NGO statement still did not receive accreditation for their observers to the process. As the director of the Organization on Rebecca Vincent, “reporters without borders” faced “with great difficulties in accessing the process in the Assange case, than in any other business in any other country.” “We are extremely disappointed with obstacles to the access with which we still face,” she said.
Assange Case
At the moment, the founder of WikiLeaks is located in London Belmars Prison, where it is contained from April 2019 after the Ecuador Embassy in the British capital refused the journalist to the refuge, which was provided for him for seven years. In January, the Westminster Magistrate Court refused to issue Assange in the United States, where 18 criminal charges were nominated against him, but at the same time did not let the journalist on bail at the time of consideration of the appeal of the American prosecutor’s office.