The federal authorities has responded to the UK’s choice that the extradition of Julian Assange to the USA can proceed.
The federal authorities says it is going to proceed to supply consular help to Wikileaks founder Julian Assange after the UK’s choice that his extradition to the USA can proceed.
“We are going to proceed to convey our expectations that Mr Assange is entitled to due course of, humane and honest remedy, entry to correct medical care, and entry to his authorized crew,” an announcement late on Friday night time from International Affairs Minister Penny Wong and Legal professional-Normal Mark Dreyfus mentioned.
“The Australian authorities has been clear in our view that Mr Assange’s case has dragged on for too lengthy and that it needs to be delivered to an in depth.
“We are going to proceed to precise this view to the governments of the UK and United States.”
The assertion additionally famous that Mr Assange has a number of avenues by which he can enchantment the choice.
Earlier on Friday, British inside minister Priti Patel accepted the extradition, bringing Mr Assange’s long-running authorized saga nearer to a conclusion.
He’s wished by US authorities on 18 prison fees, together with a spying cost referring to WikiLeaks’ launch of huge troves of confidential US navy data and diplomatic cables which Washington mentioned had put lives at risk.
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