Australian government stares down calls to press UK and US for Julian Assange’s release
by Daniel Hurst from on (#5SYJY)
Australia says it is not a party' to case and will respect the UK legal process' after court clears way for WikiLeaks co-founder's extradition to US
The Australian government is staring down calls to intervene to secure Julian Assange's freedom, after a British court cleared the way for the WikiLeaks co-founder to be extradited to the US to face espionage charges.
The government said it was monitoring the Australian citizen's case closely, but would continue to respect the UK legal process - including any further appeals under UK law" - and emphasised Australia was not a party to the case".
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