WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange expected to plead guilty to felony charge
Julian Assange, WikiLeaks founder, to plead guilty to violating the Espionage Act for publishing classified documents. Expected to serve 62-month sentence in Australia after legal battle and extradition process.
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Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, is expected to plead guilty to a single felony count of violating the Espionage Act for his involvement in obtaining and publishing classified military and diplomatic documents in 2010. The plea deal is anticipated to conclude a lengthy legal battle and extradition process. Assange is set to plead guilty and be sentenced in the Northern Mariana Islands before returning to Australia, where he is expected to serve a 62-month sentence for time already spent in custody. The court filing indicates that Assange conspired to receive and communicate classified information related to national defense. Assange, a polarizing figure known for his whistleblowing activities, gained international attention for publishing sensitive documents, including those related to U.S. military operations and diplomatic communications. Despite his notoriety, Assange was not charged in connection with the publication of emails stolen by Russian hackers during the 2016 U.S. presidential election. His legal troubles escalated when he was expelled from the Ecuadorean Embassy in London and subsequently arrested by British authorities on U.S. charges of computer hacking.
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