Julian Assange, WikiLeaks founder, freed after striking plea deal with US in espionage case
World | June 25, 2024 7:07 ISTJulian Assange appeared in a US federal court in the Mariana Islands, where he pleaded guilty to unlawfully obtaining classified national defense information. The US Justice Department confirmed his plea in a court-filed letter. As a result, Assange was granted release from prison.