Labor MPs campaigning to bring Julian Assange home say there appears to have been a shift in approach from government ministers | katinacurtis
Labor MPs who were part of the formal Bring Julian Assange Home parliamentary group in the previous term of parliament said they were pleased there seemed to have been a shift.Josh Wilson, who holds the West Australian seat of Fremantle, said there were important issues of free speech and free press at play.“There’s no purpose or justice served by Julian Assange being subject to these proceedings any longer,” he said.
The member for Macquarie in Sydney’s Hawkesbury region, Susan Templeman, who has also campaigned for Assange’s return, said the government had put that view to the US and UK “and will continue to do so in a diplomatic and appropriate way”. “He is an Australian citizen and we should be doing all we can to make sure he has every bit of legal assistance et cetera and that the quiet diplomacy should be taking place to make sure he has the right justice and that this horrible story comes to an end,” he said.
Assange’s wife Stella expects to see her husband in Belmarsh Prison on Tuesday London time for the first time since the extradition approval. She is worried about his deteriorating health and said his family would continue to push the Australian government to keep up its efforts.
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