Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese today called for an end to the imprisonment and prosecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, as he was granted a new appeal for extradition to the US.
Britain's High Court has allowed Assange to appeal his extradition, thwarting Washington's efforts to try the 52-year-old Australian accused of leaking US military secrets.
Following the decision, the Australian prime minister repeated calls for an end to Assange's prosecution, saying there was "nothing to be gained" from his imprisonment.
"We are working on it," the Australian prime minister told reporters.
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The British government approved the extradition of Assange in June 2022.
Assange has been in prison in London since April 2019, after spending seven years in a shelter at the Ecuadorian embassy in London.
Australia's prime minister said earlier this year that the prosecution of Assange "cannot go on indefinitely".
US authorities want to try Assange for leaking US military secrets related to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
He is accused of publishing 2010 classified documents about US military and diplomatic activities, especially in Iraq and Afghanistan, starting in 700.000, and faces up to 175 years in prison in the US.
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