The US embassy in Australia confirmed the meeting in a tweet, but did not share further details. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SYDNEY/WASHINGTON - A cross-party delegation of Australian lawmakers said on Tuesday that they had met US Ambassador Caroline Kennedy, urging her to help drop the pending extradition case against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and allow him to return to Australia.
The “Bring Julian Assange Home Parliamentary Group” said it had informed the US envoy of “the widespread concern in Australia” about the continued detention of Assange. “There are a range of views about Assange in the Australian community, and the members of the Parliamentary Group reflect that diversity of views. But what is not in dispute in the Group is that Mr Assange is being treated unjustly,” the lawmakers said in a statement after meeting Ms Kennedy in Canberra.from Britain to the United States, where he is wanted on criminal charges over the release of confidential US military records and diplomatic cables in 2010.
“After expressed frustration with the Biden administration, this is now a test for Ambassador Kennedy to see if she can move Washington on this issue,” he said.
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