Julian Assange Release Appeal By Former Politicians And Prominent Writers

BERLIN, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 06: (L to R) Bundestag Member Sevim Dağdelen (Left Party), Former Interior Minister Gerhart Baum, former German Interior Minister Sigmar Gabriel and Investigative journalist Günter Wallraff attend a news conference calling for the release of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, on February 06, 2020 in Berlin, Germany. Assange, charged with 17 counts under the U.S. Espionage Act of 1917, took shelter in the Ecuadorian embassy in London for seven years until he was arrested last April, and could face a sentence of 175 years if extradited to the United States. (Photo by Adam Berry/Getty Images)