MPs from 5 German parties unite in ‘Freedom for Julian Assange’ group, protesting his possible extradition to US

German lawmakers

German lawmakers have formed a group in defense of WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange who is fighting extradition to the US from a high security prison in Britain.

The group includes members of major political parties currently present in the Bundestag – Frank Heinrich (Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union), Frank Schwabe (Social Democratic Party), Bijan Djir-Sarai (Free Democratic Party), Sevim Dagdelen (the Left), and Margit Stumpp (the Greens).

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