Its – now only – founder WikiLeaks Julian Assange, put people “at risk” by releasing thousands of classified US documents in the 2010s, the U.S.
“The leaked documents provided information that allowed the identification of people who had contact with the US State Department, mainly opposition leaders, human rights activists from around the world, who were put at risk due to their public disclosure,” he said the representative. of the State Department, Matthew Miller.
“This has also limited the ability of U.S. personnel to build relationships and have candid conversations,” Miller added.
Assange is now free
Earlier today, Assange, 52, was released after a brief hearing in US federal court in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands.
He returned to Australia, his home country.
Under the terms of the agreement, Assange pleaded guilty to conspiracy to obtain and disseminate information affecting US national security.
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