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Wikileaks founder Julian Assange speaks on the balcony of the Ecuadorean Embassy in London, February 5, 2016
WIKILEAKS founder Julian Assange, jailed in Britain, has been granted honorary citizenship by the city council of Lucera in the Italian province of Foggia, the first municipality to do so.
It was agreed by 11 votes in favour with five abstentions from so-called left councillors during a session on Tuesday evening.
David Colucci, who presented the motion, apologised to Mr Assange as he described the actions of the elected representatives as “one of the most shameful pages in the history of Lucera” in recent years.
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