A group of federal Australian politicians is heading to Washington to push for the United States to end its pursuit of Julian Assange.
The MPs plan to lobby their counterparts to abandon attempts to extradite Assange to the US.Since winning office in 2022, the Albanese government has been advocating for the US pursuit of Assange to end.
They plan to lobby their counterparts to abandon attempts to extradite Assange, 52, to the US in relation to historic allegations of espionage during their September 20-21 visit. "Australians are united in their view that this matter must come to an end now," Australian human rights lawyer and Assange campaign advisor Greg Barns SC said in a statement on Tuesday."Julian should be immediately reunited with his wife and children. That can only happen if the US Department of Justice drops its extradition bid at once.
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