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"It serves no purpose, it is unjust:" 63 Australian politicians urge US to let WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange walk free (www.theguardian.com)

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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.

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[–] sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz 9 points 1 year ago (4 children)

LOL, get fucked. Why does Australia care what happens to this rapist? I don't get why they condone raping. I mean, I guess Australia doesn't have any classified information that anyone would get in trouble for publishing, so it can't be that. Right?

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