"They kill Assange" | Roger Waters criticized the …

Roger Waters expressed his solidarity with Julian Assange after the arrest of the founder of WikiLeaks. Former member of Pink Floyd expressed dissatisfaction with the Ecuadorian government's decision to take Assange's asylum and did not hesitate to criticize the British authorities for this arrest. "To see him taken by force, put him in a van and take him away was absolutely scary," said the author of The wall.

In a television interview, Waters said that his country, the United Kingdom, had become "a willing accomplice and a satellite of the American empire" that was operating against "all moral, ethical and legal laws". In addition, he recalled that when he was dragged out of the Embbady of Ecuador, Assange "called on the people of the United Kingdom to resist".

In this sense, the musician felt that a general strike should be called "to avoid being extradited". Waters pointed out that they "were killing Assange" and recalled that the creator of WikiLeaks had hardly seen the sun during the six years spent at the embbady "without committing a crime." Finally, Waters judged "very possible" that Assange ended up dead, "only because Donald Trump" wants it.