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Mexican president renewed asylum offer for Assange in letter to Biden

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Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador approved Assange’s extradition to the United Station to face criminal charges. — Reuters pic

Monday, 18 Jul 2022 10:52 PM MYT

MEXICO CITY, July 18 — Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said today he gave a letter to US President Joe Biden where he defended Julian Assange’s innocence and renewed a previous offer of asylum to the WikiLeaks founder.

The United Kingdom last month approved Assange’s extradition to the United States to face criminal charges. — Reuters

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