ASSANGE’S MOTHER SEEKS AUS PM’S HELP

Brisbane, May 20: Christine Assange, the mother of Julian Assange, called on the Australian Prime Minister to help her son seek political asylum abroad.

She said she was happy that Sweden dropped rape charges against him.

Ms Christine later told a radio channel that she was officially calling on Malcolm Turnbull to step in, act like a prime minister, and protect a citizen. The WikiLeaks founder has been living in the Ecuadorian embassy in London since 2012, after exhausting legal avenues to prevent his extradition to Sweden. Mr Assange’s legal team have also called on the Australian government to negotiate his release with US and UK.

The UK has not commented on whether it has received an extradition request from the US. — Agencies