A delegation of Australian politicians met with U.S. officials in Washington, D.C., to urge the U.S. government to end the prosecution of Julian Assange.
The Obama administration decided not to indict Assange after WikiLeaks published the cables in 2010 because it also would have had to indict journalists from major news outlets who published the materials. Former President Barack Obama also commuted Manning’s 35-year sentence for violations of the Espionage Act and other offenses to seven years. later moved to indict Assange under the Espionage Act, and the Biden administration has continued to pursue his prosecution.
"Australians are very confused as to why you would pardon the whistleblower and then go after the publisher," Whish-Wilson told Fox News Digital."We also know that other publications here in the U.S. have also published some of these large leaks as well, prior to WikiLeaks. And the Department of Justice is not seeking their indictment on criminal offenses, but they're going after Julian Assange.
"We think that it's really important that we speak to the representatives of the Department of Justice and the State Department, but also to politicians," she added."But we need to make sure people understand how Australians feel. We're not sure that people do. Obviously, there are situations that go on for a long time, and people are no longer particularly seeing them … in terms of having them aware of the nature of the charges against them.
The delegation told Fox News Digital it met with a bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers supporting its cause, and the delegation will meet with more U.S. officials and members of Congress Thursday. The Australian politicians are also meeting with representatives of civil rights groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression and the Committee to Protect Journalists and Reporters Without Borders.
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