Chief editor of the portal WikiLeaksKristinn Hrafnsson told the news agency this Thursday EFE he hopes the lawsuit against Julian Assange ends “in a few weeks” after U.S. President Joe Bidenadmit that he exists “consideration” of dismissal of charges against a journalist.

Hrafnsson spoke to EFE at the door Belmarsh Maximum Security Prisonsoutheast of London, where the WikiLeaks founder is meeting this Thursday. five years in prison We are waiting for justice to decide whether this is so extradited or not in the USA.

Washington demands from Australian journalist 18 spy crimes and computer intrusion via WikiLeaks.

“I hope that we will win this matter very soon. “This could be completed within a few weeks once the formalities are processed and we hope to achieve that,” Hrafnsson said after visiting Assange in prison.

He added that he believed that a journalist “can go for a walk, walk in the grass and feel the smell of spring in the air,” and emphasized that he “Complete trust this Julian Will be released“

This is correct and logical.

The editor explained that conditions which contains Assange, worst that those convicted of terrorist crimeswhich he says is having a “physical and mental” effect on him.

At the same time, Hrafnsson noted that Assange is very pleased with the level popular support which he received during his captivity, and recalled Australia’s efforts to secure his release.

The president Joe Biden For his part, he replied “We’re looking into itWhen asked yesterday about the request that the Australian Prime Minister has been making for months, Anthony Albaneseso the case against Assange is closed.

Assange almost 14 years arrested in the UK, the last five of which were in Belmarsh.

At a court hearing last month London High Court decided to postpone the decision on Assange’s extradition to the United States and asked for guarantees from Washington until the end of May.

In March, this court had to decide whether to allow journalist’s appeal or gave the green light for its delivery.

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An Australian journalist and computer scientist was arrested for the first time in 2010 on request Sweden on a case that has already been archived.

IN year 2012 took refuge in Embassy of Ecuador in London, but was arrested in 2019 by British police after the country revoked his asylum statusand has been in Belmarsh ever since.

(EFE)