Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is presently holding a press convention concerning the return of Julian Assange. We’ll have extra on that later however right here is the assertion he launched.
Australian citizen, Mr Julian Assange, has tonight been reunited together with his household in Australia.
His return to Australia is feasible because of the conclusion of a plea association between Mr Assange and the USA Division of Justice, which was accepted by a United States courtroom in Saipan on Wednesday 26 June.
This ends a long-running judicial course of. The Australian Authorities has been clear in its view that Mr Assange’s case had dragged on for too lengthy. We now have, whenever and at each stage, constantly advocated for Mr Assange’s case to be dropped at a conclusion and for Mr Assange to return residence.
Australian officers, specifically Ambassador Kevin Rudd and Excessive Commissioner Stephen Smith, have labored intently with US and UK officers in help of those efforts and to allow his easy return to Australia.
Tonight, we specific our appreciation to the USA and the UK, for his or her efforts to discover a pathway that met the pursuits of all events.
As Mr Assange reunites together with his family members in Australia, we ask that media respect his household’s privateness.
