Nobel Committee 'Finally' Chooses Worthy Laureate of Peace Prize - Assange

As the Nobel Peace Prize was given to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons earlier in the day, Assange has commented on the committee's choice this year.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has mockingly praised the decision of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, which is responsible for awarding the Nobel Peace Prize, for choosing the right recipient of this year's prestigious award.

“The Nobel Peace prize has finally been awarded to a group that fits the criteria: the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons … It is not that ICAN, @FlickRubicon, @NukeDaveSweeney [ICAN’s board member] and company should be congratulated. Their accomplishments are undeniable. Rather, it is the Nobel committee who should be congratulated for actually choosing a group that meets the prize's criteria,” Assange wrote on Twitter.

It's not that ICAN, @FlickRubicon, @NukeDaveSweeney and company should be congratulated. Their accomplishments are undeniable. Rather, it is the Nobel committee who should be congratulated for actually choosing a group that meets the prize's criteria. https://t.co/Y4sc9EZ1L4

— Julian Assange 🔹 (@JulianAssange) 6 октября 2017 г.

Earlier in the day, it was announced that the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), which was praised by the Nobel Committee for its work on ensuring that there is an international legal ban on nuclear weapons, similar to prohibitions against biological and chemical weapons, land mines and cluster munitions.

The 2017 Peace Prize calls upon nuclear-armed states to initiate negotiations to gradual elimination of the world’s 15,000 nuclear weapons.

— The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) 6 октября 2017 г.

The Norwegian Nobel Committee, appointed by the Norwegian parliament, determines the recipient of the award Nobel Peace Prize, which is awarded in Oslo. In the last 10 years, the Peace Prize was awarded to former US President Barack Obama, the Colombian president who brokered a historic peace deal with the FARC rebels, the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet, the EU, Malala Yousafzai (a Pakistani activist for female education) and former US Vice President Al Gore among others.

A great bunch of people with whom to have won this year's Nobel Peace Prize. #nuclearban #nobelprize pic.twitter.com/fYrkzfMb8y

— Tim Wright (@TimMilesWright) 6 октября 2017 г.

Congrats to iCAN for winning the Nobel Peace Prize to abolish nuclear weapons. They need to reach out to #DotardTrump and #RocketMan. Peace!

— Voice of Reason (@raggapegs) 6 октября 2017 г.

After they gave the Nobel Peace Prize to the
bomber-in-chief, Barack Obama,
it lost it's significance. pic.twitter.com/8uCBR2xlqu

— JackReacher (@DCjusticeseeker) 6 октября 2017 г.

ICAN wins Nobel Peace Prize — nice the prize occasionally goes to a group or someone who hasn't killed masses of innocent people

— Colin Mitchell (@pixelpage) 6 октября 2017 г.