Australia’s parliament has passed a motion calling for the release of Julian Assange ahead of his final appeal against US extradition.
The Australian citizen, who is currently in London’s Belmarsh Prison, is wanted in the US on espionage charges and faces up to 175 years in prison. Australian MPs voted 86-42 that Assange should be allowed to come home.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who supported the motion, has called for the Assange case to come to a “conclusion” since taking office in 2022.
Assange’s family have continued to call on the Australian government to do more to secure his release, warning that the 52-year-old could “disappear” into the US justice system for decades if handed over.