US judge tells Julian Assange he will be freed after approving plea dealAssange will be able to walk free from a US courtroom on Wednesday after a judge said she approved a plea deal with prosecutors.
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange walks inside the building at a United States District Court in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, US, June 26, 2024.
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Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands: Julian Assange will be able to walk free from a US courtroom on Wednesday after a judge said she approved a plea deal with prosecutors, ending his 14-year legal ordeal.
Assange agreed to plead guilty to a single criminal count of conspiring to obtain and disclose classified US national defence documents, according to filings in the US District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands.