
Over 130 German ex-ministers, lawmakers, journalists and cultural figures launched a campaign on Thursday to pressure the United Kingdom into freeing WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
"We urge the United Kingdom… to release Julian Assange from custody immediately so that he can recover under expert medical supervision and exercise his fundamental rights without hindrance", it reads.
Baum said during a press conference held in Berlin to announce the petition that it had been signed by socialists, greens, liberals and the left-wing but only one member from the ruling conservative party. An appeal was also made for the German government to join the pressure campaign.
He was forced out of the embassy last year and is being held at a high-security prison in London pending an extradition trial, which is scheduled to begin on February 24. A UN rapporteur on torture said that he showed signs of prolonged psychological torture.
Source: sputniknews.com
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