PARIS –
Julian Assange (45) wants to seek political asylum in France. That has his lawyer, Juan Branco said Friday at the French station FranceInfo. Earlier Friday, makes justice in Sweden announced that an investigation into the Australian’s had shut down. Sweden sought in connection with a federal court to Assange, founder of the klokkenluiderssite WikiLeaks.
Assange is since 2012 in the embassy of Ecuador in London. If he step outside the embassy, he runs the risk to be arrested by the British police. Who wants Assange to continue, because he was five years ago stayed available for justice, after he is out on bail, was released. Branco laid no matter how Assange France thinks it can achieve, without being arrested by the British.
Branco said that possible prosecution by the united states is a major reason for Assange’s asylum request in France. The Americans are working on an arrest warrant against Assange, because WikiLeaks massive secret documents of the Us government has published.