Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison says WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is free to return "home" once all charges against him have been dealt with. Assange faces espionage charges for publishing secret documents online and is fighting extradition to the US in UK courts. A British judge on Monday blocked the US' extradition request, but prosecutors are set to appeal the ruling to London's High Court. SYDNEY – Julian Assange is "free to return home" to Australia once legal challenges against him are dealt with, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Tuesday, after a UK court denied a request to extradite the WikiLeaks founder to the United States. And like any Australian, they're offered consular support and should, you know, the appeal fail, obviously he would be able to return to Australia like any other Australian.

Source: News 24 January 05, 2021 07:46 UTC