24/06/2024
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Julian Assange expected to plead guilty to US espionage charge, in exchange for his freedom, document says.
US prosecutors filed criminal paperwork against Assange, 52, that is typically a preliminary step before a plea deal.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is expected to plead guilty this week to violating US espionage law, in a deal that could end his imprisonment in Britain and allow him to return home to Australia.
US prosecutors filed criminal paperwork against Assange, 52, that is typically a preliminary step before a plea deal.
It outlines a single criminal count of conspiring to obtain and disclose classified US national defence documents, according to filings in the U.S. District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands.
Reuters.
US prosecutors filed criminal paperwork against Assange, 52, that is typically a preliminary step before a plea deal.