The UK Has Approved Assange’s Extradition To The US Aus Won’t Intervene — Here’s Why That Sucks

The UK government has approved the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the US after a decade-long fight. But despite a change in government Australia’s stance on not intervening remains. Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong

released a statementa lot of horrifying shitCIA had plotted his assassinationAssange’s attorney Jennifer Robinson said.Anthony Albanese

The news that the UK has decided to extradite Julian Assange to the US makes me feel sick and deeply saddened.

Julian can not be left to die in prison. The Aus Government must intervene. @AlboMP it’s time to pick up the phone to Washington.#FreeAssange https://t.co/xwQnYrx9cS — Senator Jordon Steele-John (@SenatorJordon) June 17, 2022

Andrew Wilkie

“We’re urging and hoping that now is the time for Australia to get involved with its key allies in London and Washington and bring this matter to an end,” he said on Friday.

The decision by the UK Govt to approve extradition of Julian Assange to the US is an outrageous betrayal of rule of law, media freedom and human rights. @AlboMP must pick up the phone now and demand an end to this madness https://t.co/W0fi2lw38p. #FreeAssangeNOW #auspol #politas

— Andrew Wilkie MP (@WilkieMP) June 17, 2022

It’s time for Anthony Albanese to pick up the phone, call Joe Biden, and urge him to intervene so Julian Assange isn’t unjustifiably imprisoned.

— Allegra Spender (@spenderallegra) June 18, 2022

Barnaby Joycereckoned the government should have brought Assange homethreaten journalism and democracyAdam Bandthas saidthe government needed to intervene to bring Assange back to Australia and the criminalisation of journalism must end. “It is a terrifying precedent that foreign nations could extradite and charge journalists who have exposed their wrongdoings,” he said. 

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