Since June of 2012, WikiLeaks’ founder, Julian Assange, has been living in the Ecuadorian embassy in London, afraid of exiting the building lest he get arrested and extradited to Sweden on sexual assault charges.
However, many believe that the charges are politically motivated, as Assange is wanted for releasing government secrets to the public.
An open letter, signed by over 500 cultural dignitaries, has called for Assange to be allowed to walk free, citing a UN report that Swedish authorities used disproportionate force and subjected Assange to arbitrary detention, the Guardian reports.
The governments of Sweden and the United Kingdom are setting a dangerous precedent.
