Rejected petition Don’t extradite Julian Assange to the United States.

Wikileaks which Mr Assange edited made public a series of videos leaked by Chelsea Manning showing the deliberate killing of civilians by US troops.
Investigative journalism is an essential component of a healthy democracy and without it we are the poorer. This isn’t about the man but a principle.

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Date submitted 12 April 2019
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