The following is a guest post by Kadan Stadelmann, CTO of Komodo Blockchain.

Although Julian Assange was released from prison in June, his first appearance did not happen until the beginning of the month. He gave the Council evidence of the psychological effects of his incarceration to the legal affairs and human rights committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, France, which includes lawmakers from 46 European countries.

“I want to be totally clear. I am not free today because the system worked,” Assange began his speech to the Council of Europe early this month. “I am free today because after years of incarceration I pleaded guilty to journalism. I pleaded guilty to seeking information from a source.”

“I pled guilty to seeking information from a source,” said Assange. “I pled guilty to obtaining information from a source. And I pled guilty to informing the public what that information was.”

From 2012-2017, Assange lived at the Eucadorian Embassy in London, where he was granted asylum. From 2019-2024 he was held in a maximum security British prison. “It strips away one’s sense of self, leaving only the raw essence of existence,” he shakily said. He apologized for his “faltering words” and  “unpolished presentation.”

Assange admitted:

“I’m not yet fully equipped to speak about what I have endured — the relentless struggle to stay alive, both physically and mentally.”

The Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly released a report about Assange’s incarceration, calling him a “political prisoner.” They expressed concern over his treatment, saying the charges brought against him by the U.S. were “disproportiante” and “severe.”

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Author: Kadan Stadelmann