Cross posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/13074556
The country’s parliament recently passed a measure - backed by PM Anthony Albanese - calling for the return of Mr Assange to his native Australia.
The US wants to extradite the 52-year-old from the UK on criminal charges over the leaking of military records.
Mr Assange denies the charges, saying the leaks were an act of journalism.
The president was asked about Australia’s request on Wednesday and said: “We’re considering it.”
That’s nice, but it’s only a list of “currently presented” charges, with none of the “potentially other” charges.
Keep in mind that federal felony charges involving the death penalty, like treason (¹), have no statute of limitations. He could easily get extradited, found either not guilty, or that the crimes have prescribed, or pardoned… then charged with treason and executed.
(¹: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treason_laws_in_the_United_States )
Treason is a crime you can only commit against your own country. The US can’t accuse a non-US citizen of treason…