Julian Assange: more than 60 Australian MPs urge US to let WikiLeaks founder walk free
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Exclusive: MPs from major parties say continued extradition and prosecution would be ‘unjust’ and will lead to an ‘outcry’ in Australia

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.

He should not be prosecuted for material published by Wikileaks.

He should stand trial for rape in Sweden.

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