WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was arrested in 2019 after spending seven years trapped in the Ecuadorian embassy in London, England.
Julian Assange’s family members took the stage at the Plan B Forum in Lugano, Switzerland, to highlight the effort behind fighting extradition to the United States and freeing the journalist — which included more than $30 million spent and 14 years to accomplish.
The panel included Julian’s wife, Stella Assange, his father, John Shipton, and his half-brother, Gabriel Shipton. Assange’s half-brother provided more details on the massive financial effort to secure his release:
Gabriel also noted the role of the decentralized autonomous organization AssangeDAO in freeing the WikiLeaks founder, which included 10,000 individual members who donated to the cause.
