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He praised the Russian president for being the first world leader to speak out in the publisher\u2019s defense<\/strong><\/p>\n

John Shipton, the father of WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange, has said that he is grateful to Russian President Vladimir Putin for supporting his son amid his persecution by Western authorities.<\/p>\n

Shipton arrived in Moscow on Sunday at the invitation of Russian journalist Mira Terada, the co-chair of the BRICS Journalists\u2019 Association.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn 2012, President Putin became the first head of state to speak out in defense of Julian\u2019s interests as a publisher and citizen,\u201d<\/em> Shipton told RIA-Novosti news agency.<\/p>\n

Putin came forward when only \u201cdefamatory lies\u201d<\/em> were spread about his son in the media, Assange\u2019s father said. \u201cFor this, I express my sympathy to your president,\u201d<\/em> he added.<\/p>\n

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Assange spent five years in Belmarsh high-security prison in the UK as he fought extradition to the US, which had accused him of unlawfully obtaining and disclosing classified information, much of which was related to American war crimes. He was placed in the facility over breach of bail, after living in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, which had granted him asylum, between 2012 and 2019.<\/p>\n

In June, the Wikileaks co-founder struck a plea bargain with the US Justice Department, formally acknowledging some guilt and waiving his right to legal recourse in exchange for freedom. \u201cI pled guilty to journalism,\u201d<\/em> the Wikileaks founder explained later.<\/p>\n

In an interview with RT earlier on Saturday, Assange\u2019s father explained the reason for his current visit to Russia. \u201cI hope to offer the hand of friendship between myself and the Russian people, for it is only through peace between the West and Russia, and BRICS that the world can live in some sort of harmony without the constant fear of destruction by atomic weapons,\u201d<\/em> Shipton said.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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