Doctors Urge Australia to Lobby for Imprisoned ‘Wikileaks’ Founder Julian Assange

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is seen in a police van, after he was arrested by British police, in London, Britain, on April 11, 2019. Henry Nicholls/Reuters

More than 100 doctors have urged Australia to lobby for imprisoned WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to be returned home for urgent medical treatment.

The group has written an open letter to Foreign Minister Marise Payne calling for the 48-year-old to be returned to Australia.