Julian Assange is going to be interviewed
by the prosecutor soon.
Julian Assange is the founder of WikiLeaks,
a web service for whistleblowers. The documents he had published on WikiLeaks
contained several secret issues conducted by the US and other major nations. The US authorities have been willing to arrest
Assange as a serious security risk. But
he refused to appear.
Instead, he was
prosecuted for rape committed in
Sweden. He was blamed for having
intercourse without equipping a condom. Sweden has the strictest
regulation regarding sex crimes in the world. It is uncertain why the partners sued him on time. It is suspected that there was a deal between the
plaintiff and the persons who wanted to detain Assange.
Assange called for help to Ecuador, which
is unfriendly to the US. Ecuador’s London embassy accepted him. Therefore, he
has stayed there since 2012.
However, recently, Ecuador allowed Swedish
prosecutors to contact Assange. The interview is planned to be held at the Embassy.
It is uncertain whether he will be sent
to Sweden for the trial afterwards.
It is easily imaginable that the UK, the
US, and Ecuador have been experiencing tough negotiation about the treatment of
Assange. If he were sent to the US, the
US government would never release him.
Whistleblowers such as Assange and Snowden are
getting popular in the era of the
internet. Meanwhile, many people feel it necessary for the government to
control the personal information of potentially dangerous people. We face a
difficult situation between public safety and human right.
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