Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Ben Cohen is arrested outside the DOJ

Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Ben Cohen is arrested outside the Justice Department in protest of the prosecution of Wikileaks publisher Julian Assange

Ben and Jerry’s co-founder Ben Cohen was arrested by police outside the Justice Department building in Washington while protesting the capture of Julian Assange.

The 72-year-old businessman and left-wing activist was part of a group denouncing charges against the WikiLeaks founder.

Assange has been held in Belmarsh Prison in London since April 2019 for leaking state secrets and may soon be extradited to the US.

Ben and Jerry’s co-founder Ben Cohen was arrested by police outside the Justice Department building in Washington while protesting the capture of Julian Assange