WASHINGTON: A cross-party delegation of Australian lawmakers that traveled to the US seeking the release of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said they...
A supporter holds a poster depicting Julian Assange during a protest against the extradition of WikiLeaks’ founder from Britain to the U.S., in Athens, Greece, June 20, 2022. REUTERS: A cross-party delegation of Australian lawmakers that traveled to the US seeking the release of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said they had a productive discussion in Washington with the US justice department.
“We had a fair hearing and we had a productive discussion,” Australian Senator Peter Whish-Wilson said after the meeting. Labor MP Tony Zappia said Australians believed Assange, an Australian citizen, had been punished enough and that his charges should be dropped. If the matter is not resolved, it will be damaging for bilateral relations between Australia and the US, Australian Greens senator David Shoebridge told reporters.
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