Australian politicians across the political divide have launched a last-ditch bid to prevent Julian Assange from being extradited to the United States.
Unlikely allies have warned US President Joe Biden that he risks damaging the alliance with Australia unless the US abandons its pursuit of Julian Assange.
The prime minister raised the plight of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with US President Joe Biden at their private dinner and in the Oval Office.
Julian Assange’s family is working out of the US to fight his extradition,beseeching lawmakers there for help ahead of a looming meeting between Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and President Joe Biden.
Australian MPs from across the political spectrum will travel to Washington to recruit American politicians to the campaign for the WikiLeaks founder’s release.
The US ambassador says she thinks “there absolutely could be a resolution” to Assange’s case,fuelling expectations of a possible plea bargain.
Labor MP Julian Hill says he is concerned that some supporters of Julian Assange would rather he were a martyr than free.
Julian Assange’s former ghostwriter,novelist Andrew O’Hagan,has been sought by the FBI for an interview about the Australian WikiLeaks founder.
Stella Assange says her husband is being detained for revealing the truth and must never be extradited to face charges in the US.
The years have turned ailing WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange into a victim but as he fights extradition to the US,there is growing support to end his Kafkaesque incarceration.
Assange’s family welcomed the opposition leader’s new stance,saying it showed support across the political spectrum for the WikiLeaks founder’s release.