Breaking news: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange set to be released from prison after striking a plea deal with US prosecutors, expected to return to Australia without facing new prison time!
Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, is on the brink of freedom as he is set to be released from prison following a plea deal with US prosecutors. The deal entails Assange pleading guilty to one count of espionage, possibly avoiding jail time in the US and allowing him to return to his home country, Australia. This significant development marks a turning point in Assange's legal battle and his prolonged fight against extradition to the US.
Throughout the years of legal turmoil, Julian Assange has faced various challenges and obstacles, leading to intense international attention on his case. From court proceedings to negotiations with authorities, Assange's journey has been nothing short of dramatic. The recent plea deal signifies a potential resolution to his prolonged legal saga, offering a glimmer of hope for his return to a normal life.
As Assange prepares to walk free and possibly return to Australia, the world watches eagerly to see the outcome of this groundbreaking deal. The impact of his release and the implications for future whistleblower cases are significant, setting a precedent for how governments handle similar situations in the future.
In the final moments of this legal saga, Julian Assange's freedom is on the horizon, marking a historic moment in the realm of journalism, activism, and international law. The conclusion of this chapter in Assange's life paves the way for reflection on the importance of transparency, freedom of information, and the complexities of balancing national security with individual rights.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange could walk free after a plea deal with US prosecutors to plead guilty to one count of espionage, court documents suggest.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is expected to return to Australia after court proceedings in the US and is expected to face no new prison time. Julian Assange seen through a car window in 2019. Julian Assange pictured in 2019. Source: AAP / ...
A court filing outlines a single criminal count of conspiring to obtain and disclose classified US national defence documents.
Under the deal, Assange faces a sentence of 62 months, equivalent to the time he has already served in Britain. He is expected to be released and to return ...
Assange to plead guilty to one charge of espionage and return home to Australia after decades fighting US extradition.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has reached a plea deal with the United States, probably ending the whistleblower's lengthy legal saga.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is expected to return to Australia after court proceedings in the US, and face no new prison time.
Labor's Julian Hill says prime minister Anthony Albanese deserves 'enormous credit' for pursuing the resolution of Assange's case.
In breaking news this morning, Julian Assange has reached a plea deal with the U.S. Justice Department of Justice which means he can walk from his prison ...
WikiLeaks says its founder, Julian Assange, has been released from prison and has left the United Kingdom, shortly after court documents revealed a plea ...
A court filing outlines a single criminal count of conspiring to obtain and disclose classified US national defence documents.
Julian Assange has reached a deal with the United States Justice Department to allow him to return to Australia after pleading guilty to violating American ...
After years of fighting extradition to the U.S. for revealing secret cables, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange reached a plea deal with federal prosecutors.
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WikiLeaks confirmed Assange left the United Kingdom after spending more than five years in Belmarsh prison and seven years in the Ecuadorian embassy. According ...
After years of appeals and litigation, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has entered into a plea deal with the US government, according to court documents.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange speaks from the Ecuadorian Embassy on December 20, 2012 in London · Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks (Reuters: Valentin ...
The WikiLeaks founder is free after years-long legal battle that has stirred debate around the world on press freedom.
Gabriel Shipton says he knew for weeks that his brother Julian Assange was about to be released from the UK's high-security Belmarsh Prison and that the ...
Assange is reportedly travelling to a US plea deal hearing on the island of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands.
Saipan, a tiny island in the western Pacific Ocean, has found itself under the global spotlight amid reports that Australian WikiLeaks founder Julian ...
After years of appeals and litigation, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has entered into a plea deal with the US government, according to court documents.
Drawing support from the far left and right, the Wikileaks founder was more international political actor than reporter.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is expected to return to Australia after court proceedings in a US territory, and face no new prison time.
Julian Assange is out of prison after agreeing to plead guilty to violating the US Espionage Act. He is expected to be freed after appearing in a US ...
The WikiLeaks co-founder was released from Belmarsh prison on Tuesday morning after 1901 days of being kept inside the maximum-security location.
Stella Assange says she has not yet told the couple's two young sons about their father's release from prison.
The Wikileaks founder has agreed to plead guilty to one charge, in return for walking free.
A lawyer's offer, a judgment that foretold years of legal wrangling, and diplomatic pressure all played a part in the release of the WikiLeaks founder.
The Northern Mariana Islands is a US territory and one of the closest to mainland Australia. Assange is expected to be there today to enter a guilty plea as ...
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Leftist film-maker Michael Moore applauds deal while Mike Pence says it 'dishonors' US military members.
WikieLeaks founder Julian Assange and Australian ambassador to the United States Kevin Rudd have arrived at the Saipan Court. Rudd was seen with Assange as ...
Australian pressure, British legal process and a US realisation it needed a deal led to Wikileaks founder's release.
Human rights organisations want the next UK government to seek assurances from the US that it will not pursue journalists publishing classified information.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrives at court alongside Kevin Rudd in Saipan, here he is expected to plead guilty to an espionage charge ahead of his ...
Plea hearing is expected to result in the WikiLeaks founder's freedom after an extraordinary legal fight over more than a decade.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is expected to be freed after plea-deal court appearance on the US territory of Saipan.
The resolution brings to a close a more than decade-long legal battle after Assange released a cache of classified US defence documents alleging war crimes ...
Assange: Yes. Manglona: It is the finding of this court ... that the plea of guilty is now accepted. The defendant is found guilty. Share.
Former Republican vice president Mike Pence said the plea deal was a “miscarriage of justice and dishonours the service and sacrifice of the men and women of ...
Former Republican vice president Mike Pence said the plea deal was a “miscarriage of justice”, while candidate and conspiracy theorist Robert F Kennedy jr ...
In Saipan, Julian Assange's long-running legal battle has come to a close as he pleaded guilty and walked out of the courtroom as a convicted felon but free ...
Julian Assange is officially a free man, with the Wikileaks founder now a convicted felon after pleading guilty in remote US Pacific courthouse.
Assange pleaded guilty to a felony charge of violating the Espionage Act. His court hearing was held in Saipan, in the Northern Mariana Islands, ...
A deal for the WikiLeaks founder to plead guilty to violating United States espionage law and being allowed to return to Australia with time already served.