Foreign Affairs Responded

Tēnā koe Alan Preston

Thank you for your email of 19 February 2021.

Aotearoa New Zealand is a strong proponent of the international rules based system.

Aotearoa New Zealand and the international community both have an interest in seeing the human rights of detainees protected, and their cases handled in accordance with the rule of law and relevant international conventions.

The New Zealand Government has not taken a position on Mr Assange’s current judicial proceedings or his detention. These are matters for Mr Assange and his legal representatives to resolve with the relevant authorities.

Heoi anō,

Hon Nanaia Mahuta

Minister of Foreign Affairs/Te Minita o Te Manatū Aorere

N.B. This response was received from other correspondents..