Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaksleft the high-security British prison where he was held, following pleading guilty to charges once morest him in the United States as part of a agreement with the US Department of Justice.
The WikiLeaks portal, founded by Assange, announced on X (formerly Twitter) that Julian even has already left the UK with the aim of returning to Australia.
AMLO and Sheinbaum celebrate Assange’s release
The President of Mexico and the President-elect, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and Claudia Sheinbaum Pardoexpressed on the same social network their satisfaction at Assange’s release.
“I welcome the release of Julian Assange from prison. At least in this case, The Statue of Liberty did not remain an empty symbol; she is alive and happy like millions in the world,” AMLO wrote.
At the same time, Claudia Sheinbaum She said: “On 14 September 2022, as head of government, I handed over the keys to the city to Julian Assange through his family. Today we celebrate his freedom.”
What is Julian Assange accused of?
The American justice system accused Assange of 18 offenses for violating the Espionage Act due to one of the largest leaks of classified information in US history in 2010.
In that leak revealed secrets of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistanas well as data on detainees at the Guantanamo base, among other matters.
According to EFE, the agreement reached with the Department of Justice establishes that Assange, 52 years old and an Australian national, would plead guilty to a single charge for conspiring to illegally obtain and disseminate classified information.
This plea of guilty would be made in a court in the Mariana Islands, a US territory in the Pacific Oceanaccording to a letter from the Justice Department filed with the court.
The visit is taking place because of Assange’s opposition to travelling to the US mainland and the court’s proximity to Australia, the letter said.
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2024-07-04 14:24:17
