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Australian leader refuses to publicly intervene on Assange

A pedestrian walks past a house with a sign in support of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in Sydney, Australia, Monday, June 20, 2022. Prime Minister Albanese on Monday rejected calls for him to publicly demand the United States drop its prosecution of WikiLeaks founder and Australian citizen Julian Assange. (AP Photo/Mark Baker) Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese gestures during a press conference in Sydney, Australia, Friday, June 10, 2022. Prime Minister Albanese on Monday rejected calls for him to publicly demand the United States drop its prosecution of WikiLeaks founder and Australian citizen Julian Assange. (AP Photo/Mark Baker) Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks during a press conference in Sydney, Australia, Friday, June 10, 2022. Prime Minister Albanese on Monday rejected calls for him to publicly demand the United States drop its prosecution of WikiLeaks founder and Australian citizen Julian Assange. (AP Photo/Mark Baker) A sign in support of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange hangs from the balcony of a house in Sydney, Australia, Monday, June 20, 2022. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday rejected calls for him to publicly demand the United States drop its prosecution of WikiLeaks founder and Australian citizen Julian Assange.(AP Photo/Mark Baker) A pedestrian walks past a house with a sign in support of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in Sydney, Australia, Monday, June 20, 2022. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday rejected calls for him to publicly demand the United States drop its prosecution of WikiLeaks founder and Australian citizen Julian Assange.(AP Photo/Mark Baker) Stella Assange, the wife of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, talks to the media at the Royal Over-Seas League in London, Friday June 17, 2022. The British government on Friday ordered the extradition of Assange to the United States to face spying charges -- a milestone, but not the end of the decade-long legal saga. (Jonathan Brady/PA via AP) FILE - Buildings are reflected in the window as WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is taken from court, where he appeared on charges of jumping British bail seven years ago, in London, Wednesday May 1, 2019. The British government on Friday, June 17, 2022 ordered the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States to face spying charges. He is likely to appeal. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File) FILE - Wikileaks founder Julian Assange speaks on the balcony of the Ecuadorean Embassy in London, Friday, Feb. 5, 2016. The British government on Friday, June 17, 2022 ordered the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States to face spying charges. He is likely to appeal. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)