The founder of WikiLeaks has been fighting extradition to the US.
The US is “considering” dropping the prosecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, following a request from the Australian government, President Joe Biden has said.
Mr Biden responded “we’re considering it”, when asked about the request from the Australian government by reporters at the White House on Wednesday. Later that year, US authorities won their High Court bid to overturn this block, paving the way towards Assange’s extradition. In a judgment in March, Dame Victoria Sharp and Mr Justice Johnson dismissed most of Assange’s legal arguments but said that unless assurances were given by the US he would be able to bring an appeal on three grounds.
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