Por MRNews
The president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva released on Monday (28) the photo of a meeting with journalist Julian Assange, founder of Wikileaks, during the trip to Roma to the funeral of Pope Francis.
THE Meeting was not informed on the president's official agenda During the trip and occurred, according to Lula's post, last Friday (25).
“We commented on Pope Francis' engagement in favor of the cause of freedom of expression and defense of democracy. It was from the hearing granted by the Pope to his wife and Assange's sons in 2023 that the journalist's release campaign gained a new momentum,” Lula said.
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The Wikileaks platform became known worldwide in 2010 when he published several confidential documents from the United States government. Among them were secret records of the country's army, including human rights violations in the Wars of Afghanistan, which began in 2001 and Iraq in 2003.
The content attracted the interest of traditional media vehicles of various nations and generated great worldwide repercussion. Since then, Assange became the target of criminal investigations in the United States.
THE activist, who was arrested since 2019 in the United Kingdomreached an agreement that allowed him to leave the country.
“I was very happy to find that Assange is well of health and is rebuilding your family and professional life. It is an example for all who work in defense of press freedom and human rights,” Lula added, still about the meeting.
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