Speaking at his morning press conference July 18, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, or AMLO, told reporters that during his recent visit to the White House he had left a letter for President Biden offering asylum and protection for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. British courts have ruled that Assange can be extradited to the U.S. and tried for espionage, charges that Lopez Obrador refuted.
In the letter, he said, “I explained that [Assange] had not committed any serious crime, he didn’t kill anyone, he didn’t violate any human rights, he exercised his freedom [of expression] and that jailing him would mean a permanent affront to freedom of expression. And I explained that Mexico is offering protection and asylum to Julian Assange.” In response to a question, he said that he hadn’t yet received a reply from Biden, but that he wanted to show respect and give the White House time to fully analyze what he had communicated.
