The
WikiLeaks founder is a champion of democracy – the charges against him affect journalists around the worldLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva was president of
Brazil from 2002 to 2010The
British courts will soon be deciding the fate of the
Australian journalist
Julian Assange, a man who has been unjustly charged as a criminal. Assange committed no crime. He is a champion of the cause of freedom.
The
UK will say whether it will accept or deny the request for the extradition of Assange to the US, where he will face 18 charges brought against him by the government of that country. If he is extradited, Assange, 49, could be tried and sentenced to up to 175 years in
prison, the equivalent of a life sentence.