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The Assange case, in which many world leaders, especially in Western countries invested so as to denounce Assange, and attempt to put an end to the work of WikiLeaks which exposed their implications in war crimes, seems to be not so open-and-shut after all, as new evidence reveals the implication of Swedish government officials in influencing Amnesty Sweden and in leading a disinformation campaign against Assange.

In 2013, Australian Senator Scott Ludlam’s listed direct interventions in the Assange case made by high Swedish government officials, including the Prime Minister, Fredrik Reinfeldt, shocking the world. On a similar note, The Indicter recently ran a two-piece article, in which Swedish Prof. De Noli reveals who were the tools the Swedish government used in their disinformation campaign, and how they did so.

De Noli relates that since the start of the Assange case in 2010, “the political character of the case against WikiLeaks has become increasingly clear over the years.” He concludes that in 2011, a study he ran on Swedish mainstream media references to the case and Assange showed that 72% of the articles were hostile and used aggressive terms in speaking of Assange’s character and personality, a trend that has persisted up to this day. This is a direct result of the Swedish government’s intervention to slander Assange, as the attacks came from government sources and government agents.

Prof. De Noli concludes “Julian Assange has now received the support of the UN Human Rights Council, and more recently, the support of 500 prominent rights organizations and world intellectuals, including 60 professors and four Nobel-prize winners.”

Assange was granted asylum in the Ecuadorian embassy in London in 2012 after fearing detainment by Sweden on the alleged rape charges and possible further prosecution by the US in matters related to his whistleblowing through WikiLeaks.

Ecuador spoke out against the United Nations over the continued illegal detention of Assange, as a U.N panel found last month that Assange has been arbitrarily detained by Sweden and Britain, and that he should be able to walk free. Britain and Sweden rejected the ruling, with Britain saying that the ruling is not binding under British Law.

"Since its creation, this (Human Rights) Council has been the most representative forum for debate and international agreements on human rights around the world […] However, when the transgressions of these rights are carried out by certain politically and economically influential countries, cases are generally not discussed or they are downplayed, which creates an asymmetry that needs to be rectified,” said Maria Fernanda Espinosa, Ecuador’s ambassador to the United Nations.

“The countries that are involved in this violation are also in breach of the right to health, Mr. Assange's physical and psychological integrity is impacted as he has not received adequate medical treatment since the commencement of his confinement at the Embassy of Ecuador in London where he has asylum," she further added.