Australian PM Welcomes Biden’s Comment on Assange Charges

Published on April 11, 2024

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has welcomed U.S. President’s response to Australian requests to drop the prosecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. The U.S. is seeking to extradite the 52-year-old Australian from the U.K on espionage charges over the release of military and confidential documents. On April 10, when asked about Australia’s appeal for Mr. Assange’s release, the U.S. President said: “We’re considering it.” Mr. Albanese described this as “an encouraging statement from President Biden.” “We have raised, on behalf of Mr. Assange, Australia’s national interest that enough is enough and this needs to be brought to a conclusion,” he told ABC TV on April 11....

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