Colombian President Gustavo Petro: Case Against Julian Assange Is “Mockery of Freedom of Press”

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At the United Nations General Assembly this week, multiple world leaders voiced support for the imprisoned founder of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, including Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Colombian President Gustavo Petro. We air an excerpt of Democracy Now!'s exclusive interview with Petro, who calls Assange's continued incarceration “the greatest mockery of freedom of press … brought to bear by the country that built the concept.”

Transcript: https://www.democracynow.org/2023/9/20/gustavo_petro_julian_assange

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