Julian Assange files complaint against Nobel Foundation over Machado prize

Julian Assange has filed a criminal complaint in Sweden against the Nobel Foundation following their decision to award the Peace Prize to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado in October 2025. Assange alleges that the award represents a "gross misappropriation" of funds and the "facilitation of war crimes," seeking to freeze the 11 million Swedish kronor prize money. The complaint accuses 30 individuals associated with the Nobel Foundation of misappropriating funds, facilitating war crimes and crimes against humanity, and financing crimes of aggression. Assange argues that awarding the prize to Machado, who he accuses of inciting international crimes by the US against Venezuela, transforms the prize into an instrument of war. Machado's selection was already controversial due to her support for Israel and alignment with right-wing figures advocating for pressure on Venezuela.

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