YEREVAN, JUNE 24, ARMENPRESS. Founder of the whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks Julian Assange has been honored the best in investigative journalism for 2014 by the Union of Journalists of Kazakhstan, reports “Armenpress”, referring to Interfax.

The union said on its website that it had decided to give this award to Assange following a journalism contest held by Kazakhstan.

A number of Kazakh journalists received this year's awards from the union as well.

"We annually nominate journalists at a premium. This year was awarded the title of laureate dozens of media representatives. And the decision of the Union of Journalists award in the category" Investigative Journalism "we decided to assign Julian Assange. First of all, it is connected with the site WikiLeaks, as well as that Kazakh media were provided materials related to our country "- leads ITAR-TASS words Union President Seitkazy Mataeva.

"Today, after lunch, we will send Assange diploma and cash award translated into sterling. Parcel will send to the Embassy of Ecuador in London. We know where it is, and ask him to pass "- he said.

Assange has been staying at Ecuador's Embassy in London since June 19, 2012. The Ecuadorian authorities have granted political asylum to the WikiLeaks founder, who has been accused of triggering multiple international scandals.