WIKILEAKS founder Julian Assange has arrived at a court in a remote island in the Pacific Ocean ahead of his hearing.Assange was seen jetting to the US-controlled island of Saipan, close to his native Australia, after refusing to set foot on the American mainland.Assange smiled at the cameras as dozens of journalists gathered outside the court to cover the proceedings.
Assange will be sentenced to 62 months which he had already served during his five years at maximum security Belmarsh prison in London.He has agreed to a US plea deal to one spy charge in return for US authorities to drop their demands for his extradition from the UK.Assange was originally accused of 18 charges under the US Espionage Act after WikiLeaks published confidential US military records in 2010.
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