Biden considering request to drop Julian Assange prosecution a ‘ray of hope’

Assange was taken to Belmarsh prison five years ago, after being dragged out of the Ecuadorian embassy, where he stayed while fighting against being taken to the US

Julian Assange in 2017. File Picture: Dominic Lipinski/PA

Julian Assange is “pleased” US President Joe Biden is considering dropping his prosecution and “hopes he’ll do the right thing”, WikiLeaks’ editor-in-chief has said.

Kristinn Hrafnsson spoke to the Australian activist on Thursday morning on the fifth anniversary of his imprisonment at Belmarsh prison in south-east London.