By Australian Associated Press
Published: 04:05 BST, 12 April 2019 | Updated: 04:19 BST, 12 April 2019
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The Australian government says it's committed to the principle of not exposing its citizens to the death penalty as the US moves in on Julian Assange.
Australian consular officials will visit the WikiLeaks founder in a London jail on Friday after he was arrested at the Ecuadorian embassy and promptly convicted of skipping bail.
Supporters fear Assange could face the death penalty if the US succeeds in a bid to extradite and try him over the release of thousands of classified US government documents years ago.
Australian consular officials will visit Julian Assange over death penalty fears if he is extradited the U.S.
Foreign Minister Marise Payne says Australia remained 'completely opposed' to the death penalty.
She said the UK had sought
