Mr Albanese added he remained concerned about the mental health of the WikiLeaks’ founder. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SYDNEY - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Friday he was frustrated for not yet finding a diplomatic fix over the continued detention of Julian Assange and that he remained concerned about the mental health of the WikiLeaks’ founder.
“I know it’s frustrating, I share the frustration,” Mr Albanese told ABC television from London where Assange is being held pending a US extradition case. “I can’t do more than make very clear what my position is and the US administration is certainly very aware of what the Australian government’s position is. There is nothing to be served by his ongoing incarceration.”He is wanted in Washington on criminal charges over the release of confidential US military records and diplomatic cables in 2010.
Assange spent seven years holed up in Ecuador’s embassy in London after being offered refuge but was dragged out by British police in 2019. He has been staying in a prison in London while his extradition case was decided.
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