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BREAKING: WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange has just reached a plea deal

Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, has agreed to a plea deal with the Biden administration, which would allow him to avoid imprisonment in the United States. According to court documents, Assange has pleaded guilty to a felony charge related to his alleged role in one of the largest US government breaches of classified material.

 

Under the terms of the deal, the Justice Department will seek a 62-month sentence, which is equivalent to the time Assange has already served in a high-security prison in London while fighting extradition to the US. This means that Assange will be credited with the time he has already served and will be allowed to return to Australia, his native country.

 

Assange was being pursued by US authorities for publishing confidential military records supplied by former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning in 2010 and 2011. He was accused of goading Manning into obtaining thousands of pages of unfiltered US diplomatic cables that potentially endangered confidential sources, Iraq war-related significant activity reports, and information related to Guantanamo Bay detainees.

 

The plea deal must still be approved by a federal judge, but it marks a significant development in the years-long legal battle surrounding Assange’s extradition and prosecution.

 

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/julian-assange-reached-plea-deal-us-allowing-go-free-rcna158695