Aussie lawmakers to visit US to secure release of Julian Assange
05 September 2023; MEMO: A cross-party delegation of Australian lawmakers will head to the US later this month to urge Washington to abandon its demand for the extradition of WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, Anadolu Agency reports.
The delegation includes Barnaby Joyce, Tony Zappia and independent lawmaker, Monique Ryan.
Ryan told the broadcaster, ABC, they feel “really, really strongly about the importance of securing Mr. Assange’s freedom.”