Petition · past parliament
Free Julian Assange and grant him protection.
Rejected
11 signatures
What the petition asks
Julian Assange was originally forced into hiding by accusations from Sweden which have since been dropped and if extradited to the US he may face the death penalty. to end his life for fighting against government corruption and revealing important truths to the people is morally reprehensible.
Trump suggests there should be a death penalty for Assange: https://edition.cnn.com/2017/01/04/politics/kfile-trump-wikileaks/index.html
Assange charges dropped by Swedish prosecutor: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/may/19/swedish-prosecutors-drop-julian-assange-investigation
Assange charges dropped by Swedish prosecutor: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/may/19/swedish-prosecutors-drop-julian-assange-investigation
Why it was rejected
It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.
This is a decision for the courts, which are independent of the UK Government and Parliament.
In any case, under UK law people cannot be extradited if there is a possibility of the death penalty being imposed following a guilty verdict.
You can read more about the case here:
https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/world-affairs/europe/extradition-from-the-uk-what-next-for-julian-assange/
In any case, under UK law people cannot be extradited if there is a possibility of the death penalty being imposed following a guilty verdict.
You can read more about the case here:
https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/world-affairs/europe/extradition-from-the-uk-what-next-for-julian-assange/
Timeline
| 11 Apr 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 14 May 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
11
Status
Rejected
Rejected
14 May 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.