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"It serves no purpose, it is unjust:" 63 Australian politicians urge US to let WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange walk free (www.theguardian.com)

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The Australian federal politicians have explicitly called on the US to drop the prosecution of Julian Assange, who remains in Belmarsh prison in the UK, warning of “a sharp and sustained outcry in Australia” if the WikiLeaks founder is extradited.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 9 months ago (1 children)

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-assange-sweden-idUSKBN1XT1QO

"Sweden drops Assange rape investigation after nearly 10 years"

[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago

Statute of limitations. Fleeing the country is a great trick if you can manage it. Roman Polanski had the same idea