Julian Assange expected to walk free this week

Nathan Jolly

June 25, 2024 9:50

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is expected to plead guilty to a single charge this week, in a deal that may see him freed from his British imprisonment to return to Australia.

According to Reuters, prosecutors filed criminal paperwork in the US District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands, for a single criminal count of conspiring to obtain and disclose classified US national defence documents.

This is believed to be a preliminary step before a plea deal.

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Nathan Jolly

Nathan Jolly is the Features Editor at Mumbrella. He joined the team in July, 2023.