Australia has no issue with Julian Assange returning to his home country if his massive extradition battle with the United States government is resolved in his favour. A UK judge has ruled the WikiLeaks founder should not be extradited to the US to face espionage charges due to concerns about his mental health and US jail conditions. Judge Vanessa Baraitser delivered her verdict at London’s Old Bailey court, saying she was alarmed by the effect incarceration in Britain’s Belmarsh prison has had on the 49-year-old Australian activist’s mental health. “I have decided extradition would be oppressive by reason of mental harm and I order his discharge,” she told the court. But the US government has signalled it intends to appeal the ruling within the next 14 days. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said while Australia was not a party to the case, Assange was being offered continuous consular support as he …
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