Julian Assange

[Retro]

Biden will be an absolute legend if he drops the charges against Assange.

US President Joe Biden has said that he is considering a request from Australia to drop the prosecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

The country's parliament recently passed a measure - backed by PM Anthony Albanese - calling for the return of Mr Assange to his native Australia.

The US wants to extradite the 52-year-old from the UK on criminal charges over the leaking of military records.

Mr Assange denies the charges, saying the leaks were an act of journalism.

The president was asked about Australia's request on Wednesday and said: "We're considering it."

Biden considering Australian request to drop Assange charges

Australia wants the US president to end attempts to extradite the Wikileaks founder from the UK.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Tiffany]

I was trying to figure out how long Assange has been avoiding extradition. Has it been about 15 years? It will be interesting to see how this turns out for Assange. He has been living this shattered life for so long maybe only to now be released from his indictment.