Rejected petition Free Julian Assange

Julian Assange is a journalist, he has blown the whistle on misdoings in Afghan and Iraq by Governments. He should not be condemned for advising citizens on Government actions. Condemning him is gagging free speech.

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It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

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Date submitted 12 April 2019
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