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In Response to Open Letter, France Rejects Asylum For Julian Assange

Several outlets report that Julian Assange has requested, but been denied, political asylum in France, by means of an open letter published by Le Monde.

From The Globe and Mail’s coverage, linked above: Less than an hour after his letter was published by Le Monde’s website, Hollande’s office issued a statement saying the asylum request was rejected. “France has received the letter from Mr. Assange. An in-depth review shows that in view of the legal and material elements of Mr Assange’s situation, France cannot grant his request,” the statement said.

“The situation of Mr. Assange does not present any immediate danger. He is also the target of a European arrest warrant,” it noted.

Assange wrote in the letter that his youngest child is French, and so is the child’s mother. “I haven’t been able to see them in five years, since the political persecution against me started,” he said.

Worth noting: Assange’s legal team says that Assange’s letter has been mischaracterized, and that it is in fact not a request for asylum per se; instead, they assert, the letter merely expresses Assange’s “willingness ‘to be hosted in France if and only if an initiative was taken by the competent authorities.'”


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