Julian Assange returns to Australia following successful US plea deal as wife pleads for financial support
Julian Assange leaves the United States Courthouse on June 26, 2024 in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange leaves the federal courthouse on Saipan after he was sentenced to time already served. Heâs expected to return to Australia today.United States chief judge of the District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands Ramona Manglona sentenced him to five years and two months, which accounted for the time he spent in the UK’s Belmarsh Prison fighting extradition to the US.
"I believe the First Amendment and the Espionage Act are in contradiction with each other but I accept that it would be difficult to win such a case given all these circumstances." “Julian walks out of Saipan federal court a free man. I can’t stop crying.” his wife, Ms Assange, wrote on X.
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