O WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange he was released from prison and left the UK after reaching an agreement with the US.
Under the agreement, he will plead guilty to criminal charges and be released from prison.
He was imprisoned for 5 years – He will not be taken into custody in the USA
Assange, 52, was charged with conspiracy to obtain and disclose information sensitive to national security. He has spent the last five years in a British prison, from where he has been fighting to avoid extradition to the US. He was accused
For years, the US argued that Wikileaks files – which revealed information about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan – put lives at risk.
According to CBS, Assange will not spend any time in custody in the US, as he will be credited for the time he spent in prison in Britain.
Tomorrow the agreement is ratified – He returns to Australia
The agreement is expected to be finalized in court in the Northern Mariana Islands on Wednesday, June 26.
The remote Pacific Islands, a commonwealth of the US, are much closer to Australia than the US federal courts in Hawaii or the US mainland. Assange will return to Australia, according to a letter from the Department of Justice.
Video shows him boarding a plane
The video posted on social media shows him boarding the plane on which he left Great Britain.
Here is the first video of Julian Assange being released. He has now boarded a plane and left the UK.
They are not “releasing” him, however. He pleaded guilty. It’s good that Julian is free, but this is not justice and it is not a victory for the cause of free speech. pic.twitter.com/XEfmTKM3SB
– Ray (@raymo_g) June 25, 2024
Thanks to the wife
Julian’s wife Stella thanked his supporters for their support over the years.
“Words cannot express our immense gratitude to YOU – yes, YOU, who mobilized for years and years to make this happen. THANKS. THANKS. THANK YOU,” she wrote in a post on X, formerly Twitter.
The South African-born lawyer has been in a relationship with the WikiLeaks founder since 2015.
The couple met in 2011 when Stella joined Assange’s legal team. They have two children.
They married in 2022 while Assange was still being held at Belmars Prison.
Juliano is free!!!!
Words cannot express our immense gratitude to YOU - yes, YOU, who mobilized for years and years to make this a reality. THANKS. thanks. THANKS.
follow @WikiLeaks for more information soon…pic.twitter.com/gW4UWCKP44
-Stella Assange #FreeAssangeNOW (@Stella_Assange) June 25, 2024