Australian PM Albanese welcomes Assange's release, agrees to plead guilty in US espionage case, ends UK imprisonment, awaits court proceedings in Saipan.

Australian PM Anthony Albanese welcomed news of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's release after Assange agreed to plead guilty to US espionage charges. Assange's imprisonment in the UK ended, allowing him to return to Australia pending court proceedings in Saipan, a US commonwealth in the Western Pacific. Analysts and a diplomat previously involved in the case told AFP that an Australia-US-UK diplomatic dance opened the way for the plea deal.

June 25, 2024
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