At a time when the British government has approved the US request for the extradition of Julian Assange, who is facing US charges of conspiracy to divulge secret information related to national security, the left-wing candidate for Prime Minister of France, Jean-Luc Melanson, promises to give French citizenship to WikiLeaks founder if he is elected and appointed prime minister. , said the leader of the Left Alliance “Nupes”, in a press conference in Paris, on the last day of the election campaign for the parliamentary elections.
Julian Assange has 14 days to appeal the British government's decision to extradite him to the United States.
His lawyers have said he will appeal. “Today is not the end of the battle. It is only the beginning of a new legal battle. We will appeal through the legal system. “But it's a black day for freedom of the press and for British democracy,” WikiLeaks said in a statement on Twitter. US military documents, mainly on the American wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
If convicted, he risks 175 years in prison.
It is noted that Assange is being held in Belmarsh high-security prison from 2019, after years of residence inside Ecuador's embassy in London.
His extradition to the US was initially banned by a British judge for mental health reasons, but the ban was overturned degree.
