The partner of Julian Assange has launched an appeal to crowdfund his fight against the US Government’s bid to extradite him over WikiLeaks publications exposing war crimes and human rights abuses.
Launching the appeal to fund his defence via the Crowdjustice platform, his partner Stella Moris, the mother of their two young children, said: “Julian is being targeted by the United States administration for the crime of journalism. He helped expose war crimes and human rights abuses which the US would have preferred to keep hidden from public view. He revealed the killing of unarmed civilians and the torture of innocent people. No-one has been held responsible for the serious crimes Julian has exposed. This extradition aims to entomb and silence him forever.
All of Julian’s supporters recognise the responsibility placed upon us, and what is at stake. We are grateful to anyone who feels able to contribute. Even small amounts which might not feel significant from an individual will make a huge difference collectively.”
WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange remains held at a maximum security prison in London in relation to a US extradition request – in April last year, Julian was charged with 18 counts relating to receiving and publishing truthful information in the public interest and he faces a sentence of 175 years in US prison.
A few weeks ago, just as his lawyers were consolidating preparation for a three-week hearing of defence evidence in September, the prosecution announced it was changing the indictment, hoping to double the reach of its claims, though the charges remained the same.
The full extradition hearing is due to begin on the 7th September 2020 at the Central Criminal Court (Old Bailey) in London.
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https://www.crowdjustice.com/case/julianassange/