By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) - A cross-party delegation of Australian lawmakers will travel to the United States this month seeking the release of ...
STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOSSYDNEY - A cross-party delegation of Australian lawmakers will travel to the United States this month seeking the release of WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange, his support group said on Tuesday, ahead of a visit by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in October.
The delegation will include former Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce and lawmakers from the Labor government, opposition and the Greens party. "Australians see the U.S. as our closest ally ... but right now, Julian is being held hostage by a vengeful U.S. administration and it's damaging U.S.-Australian relations," he said in a statement.
Assange's supporters say he has been victimised because he exposed U.S. wrongdoing, including in conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq. Washington says the release of the secret documents put lives in danger.
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