Do not extradite Julian Assange to the US. Grant him his freedom

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

Julian Assange and wikileaks have facilitated whistleblowers in highlighting injustices within powerful organisations across the globe. Despite his service to humanity as a journalist the US wish to extradite him from the UK to face criminal charges for exposing their own government and military.

http://johnpilger.com/articles/getting-julian-assange-the-untold-story

http://johnpilger.com/articles/the-prisoner-says-no-to-big-brother

https://wikileaks.org

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.

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

12 Apr 2019	Petition opened for signatures
14 May 2019	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12

Status Rejected

Rejected 14 May 2019

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