'There's an expectation in the electorate that the prime minister and this government is going to get Julian out of jail,' Mr Assange's brother, Gabriel Shipton, said.
Melbourne protesters marched through the city streets and formed a human chain across a Southbank bridge on Saturday morning as they called on the Australian government to intervene.
Protestors during a demonstration protesting the imprisonment of Australian activist Julian Assange, along the Yarra River in Melbourne, Saturday, October 8, 2022. NO ARCHIVING"There's an expectation in the electorate that the prime minister and this government is going to get Julian out of jail," Mr Assange's brother Gabriel Shipton told AAP.
"The prime minister's statements before the election - enough is enough, he doesn't see what purpose is served by Julian being kept in prison - those were seen as a commitment.Prime Minister Anthony Albanese should contact the United States president directly and plead Mr Assange's case, Mr Shipton said.
"They can pick up the phone, call Joe Biden and say, hasn't Julian suffered enough? Drop the charges and extradition," he said.In June, then-United Kingdom home secretary Priti Patel
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