Desde el pasado 19 de junio Julian
Assange, fundador y editor de WikiLeaks, está refugiado en la
embajada de Ecuador en Londres y ha solicitado asilo al gobierno
ecuatoriano.
Ante las revelaciones difundidas por
WikiLeaks, encumbrados políticos e informadores de América del
Norte reaccionaron pidiendo el asesinato de Assange y de sus
colaboradores. Por su parte, el soldado Bradley Manning, acusado de
entregar a WikiLeaks documentos de las guerras de Irak y Afganistán,
está a la espera de comparecer ante un tribunal de guerra que podría
condenarlo a cadena perpetua.
Por presiones de Washington el gobierno
de Suecia sometió a Assange a una investigación por supuestas
agresiones sexuales y pidió su extradición al gobierno de Gran
Bretaña con el pretendido propósito de interrogarlo. Las
autoridades de Australia, su nación de origen, le han negado la
protección consular e incluso le han cancelado el pasaporte.
WikiLeaks ha denunciado que se trata de fabricaciones judiciales cuyo
verdadero propósito es lograr el regreso de Assange a territorio
sueco para entregarlo a las autoridades de Washington, las cuales
podrían acusarlo por terrorismo, delito que en Estados Unidos se
castiga con la pena de muerte.
WikiLeaks y su fundador han realizado
servicios inestimables a la verdad y a la transparencia en el mundo.
Han recibido, por ello, varios premios y reconocimientos por su labor
informativa y por sus aportaciones a la vigencia de los derechos
humanos.
La contribución de WikiLeaks y de su
fundador a la difusión de la verdad y a la transparencia ha sido
decisiva en el mundo contemporáneo y han recibido por ella premiso y
distinciones internacionales. Consideramos que a Manning, Assange y
WikiLeaks se les persigue por ejercer la libre expresión y por
contribuir a que millones de personas en el mundo ejerzan su derecho
a la información.
Por ello solicitamos respetuosamente al
presidente de Ecuador, Rafael Correa, que conceda el asilo solicitado
por Assange.
Pedimos a las autoridades judiciales de
Suecia que se desistan de perseguir al fundador de WikiLeaks por
infracciones que a todas luces resultan inventadas. Solicitamos
asimismo al gobierno del Reino Unido que permita la salida de Assange
de territorio británico.
Por último, demandamos al gobierno del
presidente Barack Obama que retire los cargos contra Bradley Manning,
que deje de retratar a Julian Assange como un enemigo peligroso y que
reconozca que la libertad de informar es fundamental en cualquier
democracia digna de ese nombre.
México,
D.F., a 27 de junio de 2012
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Versión en inglés:
To the public at large:
Since 19th June, Julian Assange, the founder and editor of WikiLeaks has sought refuge in the Embassy of Ecuador in London and has requested asylum from the Ecuadorian government. As a consequence of the revelations divulged by WikiLeaks, influential politicians and media commentators in America have responded by calling for the assassination of Assange and his collaborators. With regard to soldier Bradley Manning, he is accused of providing WikiLeaks with documents about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and is awaiting to appear before a court-martial that could condemn him to life imprisonment.
Because of pressures from Washington, the Swedish government subjected Assange to an investigation for alleged sexual assaults and requested the British government for his extradition with the purported intention of interrogating him. Authorities in Australia, his country of origin, have denied him consular protection and have even cancelled his passport. WikiLeaks has denounced that they are legal fabrications, their real purpose being to get Assange back to Swedish soil in order to hand him over to authorities in Washington. Once there, they could accuse him of terrorism, a crime that in the United States is punished by the death penalty.
Because of pressures from Washington, the Swedish government subjected Assange to an investigation for alleged sexual assaults and requested the British government for his extradition with the purported intention of interrogating him. Authorities in Australia, his country of origin, have denied him consular protection and have even cancelled his passport. WikiLeaks has denounced that they are legal fabrications, their real purpose being to get Assange back to Swedish soil in order to hand him over to authorities in Washington. Once there, they could accuse him of terrorism, a crime that in the United States is punished by the death penalty.
WikiLeaks and its founder have done an inestimable service to truth and transparency in the world. Because of this they have received numerous prizes and awards for their informative work and for shining light on human rights issues. The contribution of WikiLeaks and his founder to divulging the truth and to transparency has been decisive in today’s world and they have received international awards for their endeavours. We consider that Manning, Assange and WikiLeaks are being persecuted for making use of the freedom of speech and for contributing to the right of millions of people to have access to information.
Therefore, we respectfully request that the president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, grant asylum to Assange.
Therefore, we respectfully request that the president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, grant asylum to Assange.
We ask the Swedish legal authorities to refrain from persecuting the founder of WikiLeaks for violations that are falsehoods, whichever way you look at them. Moreover, we request that the government of the United Kingdom allow Assange safe passage to leave British territory.
Finally, we demand that the government of president Barack Obama withdraw the charges against Bradley Manning, that it stop portraying Julian Assange as a dangerous enemy and that it recognize that the freedom of information is fundamental to any democracy worthy of the name.
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