U.S authorities have reportedly told British judges if Julian Assange is found guilty of espionage charges, then he would be allowed to serve his sentence in Australia.

Mr Assange’s lawyer Edward Fitzgerald accused the U.S lawyers of de-minishing the severity of his client’s mental disorder and suicide risk.

He also states Australia has not yet agreed to take Assange if convicted, and even if Australia did agree, the U.S legal process could take a decade leaving Assange detained in extreme isolation in a US prison.