Julian Assange to plead guilty in deal with US, go free for time served
Julian Assange, founder of Wikileaks, to be freed in US plea deal pleading guilty to one charge. He will return to Australia without serving time in US custody.
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Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks, is expected to be freed in a US plea deal where he will plead guilty to one charge of conspiracy to obtain and disclose national defense information. The deal allows him to go free without serving time in US custody. Assange, who has spent the last five years in a British prison fighting extradition to the US, will return to Australia under this agreement. The plea deal is set to be finalized in a court in the Northern Mariana Islands. Assange's lawyers have long claimed that the case against him was politically motivated. US prosecutors initially wanted to try him on 18 counts, mostly under the Espionage Act, related to the release of classified US military records and diplomatic messages. Assange's legal battles have spanned years, including facing separate charges of rape and sexual assault in Sweden, which were later dropped. Despite his health issues and legal challenges, Assange has rarely been seen in public.
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