Julian Assange has plead guilty to a single count of “Conspiring to Obtain and Disclose Classified National Defense Information” – a violation of the Espionage Act.
He was sentenced to 5 years, already served, and returned to his home in Australia.
- WikiLeaks Founder Pleads Guilty and Is Sentenced for Conspiring to Obtain and Disclose Classified National Defense Information www.justice.gov/opa/pr/wikileaks-founder-pleads-guilty-and-sentenced-conspiring-obtain-and-disclose-classified
- WikiLeaks' Julian Assange to be freed after pleading guilty to US espionage charge www.reuters.com/world/us/wikileaks-assange-expected-plead-guilty-us-espionage-charge-document-says-2024-06-24
- Julian Assange is back in Australia a free man. Here’s what we know about his US plea deal www.cnn.com/2024/06/25/world/julian-assange-plea-deal-explainer-intl-hnk/index.html
- UK/USA: ‘Positive news’ as Julian Assange released from UK prison www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2024/06/uk-usa-positive-news-as-julian-assange-released-from-uk-prison
- WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returns to Australia a free man after US legal battle ends apnews.com/article/julian-assange-wikileaks-australia-7daeb8f54c0604fb0e78c0b171046013
- Stella Assange (@Stella_Assange) on X twitter.com/stella_assange/status/1805724155498971406
- RT (@RT_com) on X x.com/RT_com/status/1805826789442469992
