Former presidents Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) and Dilma Rousseff (PT) signed a letter released this Sunday (12) asking for the release of Julian Assange, 50, founder of WikiLeaks. The document was written by the Puebla Group, which brings together left-wing leaders and parties.
Last Friday (10), the British court accepted an appeal from the US government for Assange to be extradited to face criminal charges, including violation of a law of espionage and conspiracy against the US government.
The letter states that the decision is a serious judicial error and that it “sets serious precedents in violating the human right to freedom of expression and information.”
The document is also signed by former chancellor Celso Amorim and former minister Aloizio Mercadante, in addition to former presidents Fernando Lugo (Paraguay) and Ernesto Samper (Colombia).
According to the AFP news agency, Assange’s partner Stella Moris said that Assange suffered a minor stroke in prison.
“I believe this constant game of chess, battle after battle, this extreme stress, is what caused this stroke in Julian on Oct. 27,” said Stella Moris, adding that she fears her partner will fall victim to a more serious episode.
Read the letter:
“The decision of the Westminster Court (UK) of December 10, 2021, which makes the extradition of Julian Assange to the United States possible, is not only a serious judicial error that puts his life at risk, as his lawyers claim. , as it is a decision that sets serious precedents in the violation of the human right to freedom of expression and information.
The material published by WikiLeaks provides reliable and irrefutable evidence on the role and responsibility of politicians, diplomats, businesspeople etc., mainly from the United States, in decisions and actions that have had a strong impact on the domestic politics of various States around the world. They are responsible for extortion processes, espionage, covert operations, destabilization and even armed attacks against civilians.
Until these documents appeared, the US government reserved the right to define the time and content of documents that could be displayed to the public (and which ones would remain hidden).
Paradoxically, instead of being applauded, WikiLeaks’ action has unleashed a series of punishments, which include the prosecution, defamation, demoralization and criminalization of Assange, deprived of liberty in a maximum security prison for terrorists. This process of humiliation and defamation definitely transcends an individual, to become a corrective at an international level, showing step by step the cruelty that the instituted system can achieve, to prevent someone from daring to do something similar. Ultimately, it seeks to paralyze the instinct and right to search for the truth, instilling fear.
On the other hand, the US state is requesting Assange’s extradition because he allegedly represents a threat to national security. By accepting this request, the British Justice reinforces the extraterritoriality of the North American legal arm, which through legal, illegal, direct or indirect means, manages to intervene in judicial processes in other States. This strategy is part of true legal wars, waged against those defined as political enemies in different parts of the planet.
Today, in everyday human rights, Assange’s freedom is the freedom of each and every one. Assange’s prison is the triumph of oppression, silence and fear.”
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