25 June 2024 - Julian Assange to go free after US plea deal
Julian Assange agrees to plea deal with Biden administration that will allow him to avoid imprisonment in US
Evan Perez and Devan Cole (CNN, 25/06/2024)
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has agreed to plead guilty to a felony charge related to his alleged role in one of the largest US government breaches of classified material, as part of a deal with the Justice Department that will allow him to avoid imprisonment in the United States, according to newly filed federal court documents.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange stops in Bangkok on his way to a US court and later freedom
Jintamas Saksornchai, Alanna Durkin Richer and Eric Tucker (The Hill, 25/06/2024)
A plane believed to be carrying WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has landed in Bangkok on Tuesday, as he is on the way to enter a plea deal with the U.S. government that will free him and resolve the legal case that spanned years and continents over the publication of a trove of classified documents.
Julian Assange will be freed after striking plea deal with US authorities
Michelle Grattan (The Conversation, 25/06/2024)
Julian Assange has reached a deal with the United States Department of Justice to allow him to return to Australia after pleading guilty to violating American espionage law.
Julian Assange supporters ‘overjoyed’ by Wikileaks founder’s plea deal and release
Io Dodds (The Independent, 25/06/2024)
Supporters and former colleagues of the jailed Wikileaks founder Julian Assange have reacted with jubilation to reports that he has reached a plea deal with US prosecutors.