According to international media, the Mexican government has offered political asylum to Assange, with President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador stating that his government supports the decision of the British judiciary to refuse the extradition of the founder of WikiLeaks to the US.
"Assange is a journalist and he deserves a chance. I am in favor of giving him a pardon ", the Mexican president pointed out, during his regular briefing to the journalists. "We will offer him protection," he added.
At the trial, Assange's defense team said in a written statement to Judge Vanessa Barreicher that her client's prosecution was politically motivated and had taken place during a "unique period in U.S. history," that is, during the presidency. Donald Trump.
The judge rejected almost all the arguments of Assange's lawyers, but noted that he could not allow his extradition to the US as there is a real risk of suicide and asked for his release. "Faced with conditions of almost complete isolation (…) I believe that the proceedings (described by the US authorities) will not prevent Assange from finding a way to commit suicide," the judge said in her ruling.
The ball is now in the hands of US President-elect Joe Biden, who is called upon to decide whether the United States will appeal the decision. Biden has not commented on the trial itself, but ten years ago described Assange as "a high-tech terrorist."