WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been released from prison in the United Kingdom and is flying to Australia, reported Sputnik.
Earlier, court documents revealed that Assange is expected to plead guilty to a US espionage charge as part of a plea deal with federal prosecutors.
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Earlier, court documents revealed that Assange is expected to plead guilty to a US espionage charge as part of a plea deal with federal prosecutors.
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00:00WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been released from prison in the United Kingdom
00:07and is flying to Australia.
00:09Earlier in the day, court documents revealed that Assange is expected to plead guilty to
00:14a US espionage charge as part of a plea deal with federal prosecutors.
00:20Julian Assange left Belmarsh Maximum Security Prison on the morning of June 24, after having
00:28spent 1,901 days there.
00:32He was granted bail by the High Court in London and was released at Stansted Airport during
00:37the afternoon, where he boarded a plane and departed the UK.
00:42It is said Assange has a deal with the US Justice Department, which is yet to be formally
00:46finalized.
00:47Assange, an Australian citizen, was transferred to London's high-security Belmarsh Prison
00:52in April 2019 on bail breach charges.
00:56In the US, he faced prosecution under the Espionage Act for obtaining and disclosing
01:01classified information that shed light on war crimes and human rights violations committed
01:07by US troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.