Statement on arrest of Julian Assange
The CMPF is concerned that the arrest on April 11 of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will set a dangerous precedent for press freedom.
In 2010, as founder and director of WikiLeaks, Assange was central to exposing information of public interest relating to US human rights violations.
Assange was arrested at the Ecuadorian Embassy where he had been living since 2012.
