Mexico honors Assange’s family on behalf of the "freedom of expression"

The father and brother of Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks accused of espionage by the United States, They were honored in the name of “freedom of expression” by the mayor of Mexico City, the capital of the country that offers asylum to the Australian journalist.

Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum symbolically handed over JJohn Shipton, Assange’s father, the keys to the Mexican capital that “has always been a refuge city, a progressive city.” In response, Shipton said he was “touched to tears.”

Assange’s role is that of “David against Goliath”, added for his part the spokesman for the Presidency of Mexico, Jesús Ramírez, who recognized his fight “for freedom of expression.”

The Mexican government has said it is ready to provide “protection and asylum” to Assange, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador assured in July, who also said that he delivered a letter with said proposal to US President Joe Biden.

The 51-year-old Australian can be sentenced in the United States to 175 years in prison if he is found guilty of espionage for disclosing in 2010, on his WikiLeaks site, more than 700,000 confidential documents on US military activities, especially in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Since 2019 Assange has been detained in the Belmarsh high security prison, southeast of London.. The British government has already granted his extradition, but the journalist filed an appeal.