The Wikileaks founder and his allies have spent years fighting against his extradition to the US while he remains in custody in the UK.
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00:00 US President Joe Biden says he is considering Australia`s request to drop the prosecution
00:07 case against Julian Assange.
00:09 The founder of WikiLeaks has been the object of more than a decade-long prosecution by
00:13 the US justice for espionage by publishing a stock of US classified documents online.
00:19 The Australian activist was indicted on 18 charges, one for computer misuse by the US
00:25 court almost 15 years ago.
00:27 Solving the Assange case is a diplomatic priority of the current Australian PM, Anthony Albanese.
00:33 Well, this is an encouraging statement from President Biden. I have said that we have
00:38 raised on behalf of Mr. Assange, Australia`s national interest that enough is enough, that
00:46 this needs to be brought to a conclusion and we`ve raised it at each level of government
00:52 in every possible way.
00:57 Last March, the London High Court temporarily froze a US request of extradition as British
01:02 judges are waiting for the legal assurance Assange will not face the death penalty.
01:06 The London High Court is set to evaluate the US`s reply in May 2024.
01:11 (children cheering)