Australian PM urges end to Assange's incarceration

By Agence France-Presse

May 21, 2024 2:27 pm

SYDNEY, Australia — Australia's prime minister called for an end to Julian Assange's imprisonment on Tuesday, after the WikiLeaks founder's extradition from a London prison to the United States was temporarily halted.

The UK High Court has granted Assange permission to appeal the extradition, frustrating Washington's efforts to put the 52-year-old Australian hacker on trial for leaking US military secrets.

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