WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Appears in Court for Guilty Plea, Will Return to Australia

Published on June 26, 2024

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange pleaded guilty on June 25 to a single felony charge related to the publication of classified U.S. military information, ending a yearslong legal battle with the U.S. government. The move allows the 52-year-old to return home to his native Australia for the first time since 2012. Mr. Assange pleaded guilty to a single criminal count of conspiracy to unlawfully obtain and disseminate classified national defense information as part of a deal with the U.S. Justice Department (DOJ). The agreement will allow him to avoid extradition to the United States and keep him from spending any time in an American prison in lieu of the 62 months that he’s already served in a UK prison....

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