This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Rejected petition The UK Government should grant Julian Assange asylum
Since Julian Assange has left the Ecuadorian embassy he is now at risk of extradition to the United States. This is related to his work in publishing details of US war crimes. If the UK government is to stand up for the freedom of the press it should apply those ideals and grant asylum to Assange.
More details
Why Julian Assange must be protected from extradition:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/apr/11/the-guardian-view-on-assange-and-extradition-say-no-to-the-us
What you need to know about Julian Assange:
https://amp.theguardian.com/media/2019/apr/11/everything-you-need-to-know-about-julian-assange
UN experts on why Assange is exposed to serious human rights abuses:
https://news.un.org/en/story/2019/04/1036491
Ecuador may have been bribed to sell-out Assange:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.rt.com/news/448012-ecuador-audit-assange-citizen-imf/amp/
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
Granting someone asylum does not prevent them from being prosecuted or extradited, so we're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do.
You can find out more about claiming asylum here:
https://www.gov.uk/claim-asylum/eligibility
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.