He should not be in prison now awaiting a trial for extradition. “He should never have been kept in prison for bail. “Julian, far from being indicted, should actually be a hero,” said Ali. We feature speakers from the tribunal, including writer Tariq Ali, Afghan political activist Selay Ghaffar, NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis and former Labour Party Leader Jeremy Corbyn. Though a British judge blocked his extradition in January, the U.S.

under the Espionage Act for publishing classified documents exposing U.S. Assange faces up to 175 years in prison in the U.S. war crimes and demanded Assange’s freedom. The mock trial highlighted major WikiLeaks revelations of U.S. As jailed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange faces an extradition hearing Wednesday in London, supporters gathered Friday for the Belmarsh Tribunal, named for the Belmarsh maximum security prison where Assange is being held.