The founder of WikiLeaks, Julien Assangeassured this Tuesday in a speech to the Council of Europe that if he is free it is because he pleaded “guilty of having engaged in journalism”.
“I want to be completely clear: I am not free because the system worked. “I am free because I pleaded guilty to doing journalism.”said Assange, who broke his silence on Tuesday after leaving a maximum security prison in the United Kingdom in June.
Assange’s release was possible after a deal with the US Department of Justice in which he pleaded guilty to violating the Espionage Act, which involved a 62-month prison sentence waived in exchange for the sentence. already served in prison by Belmarsh. to return to Australia.
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