UN special rapporteur on torture on his investigation into the case of Assange
Some older articles: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ohchr.org&#x2F;EN&#x2F;NewsEvents&#x2F;Pages&#x2F;DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=24665" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ohchr.org&#x2F;EN&#x2F;NewsEvents&#x2F;Pages&#x2F;DisplayNews.aspx?N...</a><p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.democracynow.org&#x2F;2019&#x2F;11&#x2F;22&#x2F;nils_melzer_julian_assange" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.democracynow.org&#x2F;2019&#x2F;11&#x2F;22&#x2F;nils_melzer_julian_a...</a><p>I am sad that US is trying prosecute Assange for espionage, but the attacks from other sides on the Swedish prosecutors who tried to prosecute Assange seem just as bad. Assange is not above the law, or common decency, just because of founding Wikileaks. The implications of that for justice and prosecutors worldwide are scary.<p>Also, I think that it really would have been better for him and Wikileaks to just submit to Swedish investigation, especially if he is really innocent regarding sexual offences and after he already got publicity on that front.