IN FULL: Julian Assange makes first public statement since prison release
Julian Assange says he was freed after years of incarceration because he “pled guilty to journalism“.
“I am not free today because the system worked,“ the Australian WikiLeaks founder said during an address to the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, France, on Tuesday — his first public remarks since he was released from prison.
He has been giving evidence to its Parliamentary Assembly, which includes parliamentarians from 46 European countries, on his detention and conviction and their effects on human rights.
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