Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has voiced his frustration over the incarceration of Julian Assange, saying that there is “nothing to be served” by the WikiLeaks founder’s ongoing imprisonment in the UK.
This follows recent statements released by Australia’s Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA), the International Federation of Journalists, and the European Federation of Journalists, who have all called for the release of Julian Assange.
The WikiLeaks founder has been in prison in the UK for the past four years and is fighting extradition to face 18 espionage-related charges in the United States.
Albanese told the ABC in London that he has made his position on the case very clear to the U.S. government….