Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese has said Assange’s case had dragged on for too long and nothing was gained by his ongoing incarceration
should not be judged poorly “for accepting a deal to get the hell out of there and come home” in light of his poor health, an Australian MP has said.X account tweeted that on Tuesday that “Julian Assange is free”, stating that he left Belmarsh prison in London on Monday and posting footage of him boarding a plane.
The Labor MP Julian Hill said: “No one should judge Julian for accepting a deal to get the hell out of there and come home. His health is fragile.”“The prime minister deserves enormous personal credit for his judgment and determination, never giving up in pursuing resolution of this case.” The shadow foreign minister, Simon Birmingham, said the Coalition had “consistently said that the US and UK justice systems should be respected”.
Albanese, before he became prime minister, suggested that there was nothing to be served by Assange’s continued incarceration – a position that became the official Australian government stance when Labor defeated the Coalition in 2022.
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