Australian PM hopes for progress in Assange case

By Agence France-Presse

Jun 21, 2022 12:06 am

SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Monday he would engage 'diplomatically' over the United States' prosecution of Julian Assange, but he was standing by earlier remarks questioning the purpose of further legal action.

As domestic pressure mounted on him to intervene in the WikiLeaks founder's case, the premier said he was sticking to comments he made while in opposition last year that 'enough is enough.'

ASSANGE IN ART A man walks near a mural of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in an inner-city laneway in Melbourne, Australia, on Monday, June 20, 2022. AFP PHOTO

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