‘His Life Is at Risk:’ Australian MPs Urge US, UK to Allow Assange’s Return

‘There is a real fear that if Julian Assange loses his case next week, he will whisked away on a secret plane to a secret jail.’

Julian Assange speaks to reporters in London on May 19, 2017. Jack Taylor/Getty Images

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and other federal MPs backed a motion urging the United States and United Kingdom to halt the prosecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and permit his return to Australia.

Mr. Assange, 52, is wanted in the U.S. for espionage and faces 18 charges related to disclosing highly classified information concerning the U.S.-led wars in Afghanistan and Iraq in 2010.