THE Pope Francis met with Stella Assange, his wife Julian Assangethe founder of WikiLeaks who is jailed in Britain and may be extradited to the US for leaking intelligence documents.
“The Pope received Ms. Stella Assange, with members of the family,” a Vatican statement said without further details.
Stella Assange tweeted that her family was “overwhelmed” by the private hearing, and posted a photo of herself dressed in black in St. Peter’s Square and the hashtag #FreeAssangeNOW.
She is leading the campaign for her husband’s release, but the Vatican did not say whether the issue was discussed at the meeting or whether Francis expressed any support for the issue.
A Vatican spokesman said papal hearings are private affairs.
Assange is wanted in the US for leaking confidential US military files and diplomatic cables in 2010. His supporters see his prosecution as a politically motivated attack on journalism and free speech.
Washington says the release of the documents had put lives at risk.
Source: News Beast
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