“You, me, Julian Assange - anyone who works (or tries to work) in the field of journalism and the media has the responsibility to restore the balance that has been disrupted by the misinformation that our children are exposed to. That’s why we should be ready right now, ”said Waters.
According to him, the information has become an "elephant in the room" (the expression indicates a major problem that people do not want to discuss, pretending that it does not exist. - RT ).
“At the same time, we must act with prudence, because these m *** ki will surely ensure that we all shut up. And the case of Julian Assange is a case in point, designed to shut up people’s mouths, ”he added.
Earlier it was reported that the next hearing in the case of the extradition of Assange to the United States will be held on February 25, 2020.
Assange, accused of sexual harassment and rape in Sweden in 2010, has been hiding since June 2012 at the Ecuadorian embassy in London. On the morning of April 11, 2019, he was detained at the request of the United States.
A court in London found him guilty of violating bail conditions and sentenced him to 11 months in prison. Extradition hearings began on 2 May.
At the end of May, U.S. authorities said they had charged Assange with 17 episodes of breaking the espionage and secret information law.