Australia PM Says No Point in US’s Continued Pursuit of Assange

Australia PM Says No Point in US’s Continued Pursuit of Assange

The WikiLeaks founder has been in a UK jail for years as he fights extradition to the US on charges including espionage.

By Al-Jazeera
Global Research, May 08, 2023
Al Jazeera 5 May 2023


 
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has expressed frustration at the United States’s continuing efforts to extradite WikiLeaks founder and Australian citizen Julian Assange who has been in a high-security United Kingdom prison for the past four years as he fights the case.
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Albanese, who is in the UK for King Charles III’s coronation, said he was frustrated there had not yet been a diplomatic resolution to the issue and concerned about the mental health of the now 51-year-old.
“There is nothing to be served by his ongoing incarceration,” Albanese told the ABC in an interview on Friday.
Albanese said Assange’s case had to be examined in terms of whether the time he had “effectively served” was more than a “reasonable” sentence if the allegations against him were proved.
“I just say that enough is enough,” Albanese said.
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