Assange was reportedly released from Belmarsh maximum security prison and is on his way to Saipan ahead of release and return to AustraliaJulian Assange released from prison, WikiLeaks says, after striking deal with US justice departmentThe plea agreement comes months after the US president, Joe Biden, said he was considering a request from Australia to drop the US push to prosecute Assange.Assange was indicted during the former president Donald Trump’s administration over WikiLeaks’ mass release of secret US documents, which were leaked by Chelsea Manning, a former US military intelligence analyst who was also prosecuted under the Espionage Act. Continue reading…
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Author : Helen Davidson(now) and Helen Sullivan (earlier)
Publish date : 2024-06-25 06:14:58
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