Julian Assange Walks Free After Plea Deal with US in Espionage Case

On Monday, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange walked out of Belmarsh prison after agreeing to a plea deal with the US. He is set to plead guilty to a single criminal count of conspiring to obtain and disclose classified US national defense documents. This agreement has brought an end to his prolonged imprisonment in the UK and allowed him to return to Australia.

After spending five years detained in the UK while fighting extradition to the US, where he faced charges for revealing military secrets, Assange was finally granted bail by a London court. The government of the United Kingdom approved his extradition in June 2022, but the plea agreement has now changed the course of his legal fight.

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“Julian Assange is free. He left Belmarsh maximum security prison on the morning of June 24, after having spent 1901 days there,” WikiLeaks announced on Twitter.
WikiLeaks expressed deep gratitude to supporters worldwide they shared a detailed post on X.

Assange is expected to be sentenced to 62 months in prison, with credit for the five years already served in the UK. This means he will soon be returning home to Australia.

Responses came from the side of Assange’s Mother and Father, they were happy with this new turning point in the case of his son.  

His mother said, “I am grateful that my son’s ordeal is finally coming to an end. This shows the importance and power of quiet diplomacy”.  John Shipton father of Assange expressed his gratitude to Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for his intervention in the case.

This development marks a turning point in Julian Assange’s legal case, with hopes that the case will now be brought to a close.

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