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Joe Biden has stated america is contemplating dropping costs in opposition to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
In February, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese supported a movement in parliament calling for Assange's return to Australia.
On Wednesday, a reporter requested Biden about Albanese's request.
Biden responded, “We're contemplating it.”
'We're contemplating it' video of Joe Biden responding to a reporter asking if the US would drop costs in opposition to Julian Assange.
Is that this what he meant? Or was this one other mistake? https://t.co/N3cmlaCjus https://t.co/HQoVUKmoyc pic.twitter.com/lCDtiQp572
– Afshin Rattansi (@afshinrattansi) 10 April 2024
Assange's spouse Stella responded to the tweet, writing, “Do the suitable factor. Drop the fees.”
Do the suitable factor. Drop the fees. #free assange now
“Biden says he’s 'contemplating' ending Julian Assange prosecution” – report @washtimeshttps://t.co/HtHXVvt4Ub
-Stella Assange #FreeAssangeNOW (@Stella_Assange) 10 April 2024
Assange has been held in Belmarsh jail in London since April 2019 because the US authorities works for his extradition. Earlier than his arrest, he had been dwelling below asylum within the Ecuadorian embassy since June 2012.
He’s at present going through costs below the Espionage Act for publishing Iraq and Afghan warfare logs. If convicted, the writer might face a most sentence of 175 years in jail for publishing the leaked supplies.
Assange's extradition has been stalled since March when London's Excessive Court docket stated the US should guarantee the court docket he won’t face the dying penalty.