Australian diplomats visit Assange, told of 'deteriorating health'
By Nick Miller
1 February 2019 — 9:06am
Greg Barns, an Australian lawyer and adviser to Assange and WikiLeaks, ... said he and his colleagues will .. appeal to Foreign Minister Marise Payne to petition the UK government to let Assange leave the embassy for .. medical care without being arrested ...
The Australian High Commission in London refused to comment on the visit, even to confirm it took place ...
... Assange still faces arrest by London police .. after failing in a bid last year to have the arrest warrant cancelled by an English court ...
The UK’s Home Office .. pointed to Foreign Office Minister Sir Alan Duncan's statement in Parliament in June last year, in which he said Assange was in the embassy “of his own choice.”
“We are, however, increasingly concerned about his health,” Duncan said ...
https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/australian-diplomats-visit-assange-told-of-deteriorating-health-20190201-p50uyq.html
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