“President Joe Biden said Wednesday his administration is “considering” Australia’s request that the case against Julian Assange be dropped.
Biden’s remark came in response to a reporter’s question at the White House on Wednesday. The news came in a tweet from Kellie Meyer, a reporter for News Nation, who quoted a White House pool report from the Japanese prime minister’s visit.
Sky News captured the exchange between the reporter and Biden on video, which can be seen by clicking on this tweet:
Australia has been increasing the pressure on Biden to end Assange’s ordeal, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese raising the issue directly with Biden, and the Australian Parliament in February passinga resolution calling for his release.
Assange, who was arrested on April 11, 2019, will mark his fifth year at London’s Belmarsh Prison on Thursday. He is awaiting a decision by the High Court of England and Wales on whether he will be granted a full appeal against the Home Office’s order to extradite him to the United States to face charges under the Espionage Act for publishing truthful information about U.S. crimes of state.
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Credit: Joe Lauria. Publication: Consortium News. Published: April 10th 2024. Source Link: https://consortiumnews.com/2024/04/10/biden-is-considering-dropping-assange-case/
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