‘Precedent’: Julian Assange’s wife Stella calls for reform of the US’ Espionage Act

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s wife Stella Assange says it is in the interest of “all of the press” to reform the Espionage Act in the United States to increase “press protections”.

“Today, we celebrate Julian’s freedom … it is also a day where I hope journalists and editors and publishers everywhere realise the danger of this US case against Julian that criminalises, that has secured a conviction, for newsgathering and publishing information that was in the public interest,” she said.

“That the public deserved to know and that precedent now can and will be used in the future against the rest of the press, so it is in the interest of all of the press to seek for this current state of affairs to change through reform of the Espionage Act, to increase press protections and yes, eventually, when the time comes, not today, a pardon.”