Julian Assange, the founder of whistleblower media group WikiLeaks, told European lawmakers on Tuesday his guilty plea to U.S. espionage accusations was necessary because legal and political efforts to protect his freedom were not sufficient. “I eventually chose freedom over an unrealisable justice,” Assange said, in his first public comments since his release from prison, … Read more
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returned to his homeland Australia aboard a charter jet on Wednesday, hours after pleading guilty to obtaining and publishing U.S. military secrets in a deal with Justice Department prosecutors that concludes a drawn-out legal saga. The criminal case of international intrigue, which had played out for years, came to a surprise … Read more
Anthony Albanese said he had exchanged “directly” with Julian Assange’s lawyers. Canberra: Australia’s Prime Minister said Wednesday a string of recent non-disclosed missions to the United States helped to forge the plea deal that freed Julian Assange. The 52-year-old WikiLeaks founder landed in Canberra hours earlier, after earning his liberty by pleading guilty to a … Read more
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been reunited with his wife and family after touching down on home soil a free man for the first time in more than a decade. Assange, 52, landed at RAAF Base Fairbairn in Canberra just before 7.40pm (AEST) on Wednesday after flying in on a chartered jet from Saipan, a … Read more
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is due to plead guilty on Wednesday to violating U.S. espionage law, in a deal that will set him free after a 14-year British legal odyssey and allow his return home to Australia. Assange, 52, has agreed to plead guilty to a single criminal count of conspiring to obtain and disclose … Read more
Julian Assange is set to land on Australian soil as a free man after more than a decade holed up in a British high-security jail and in the Ecuadorian embassy in London for exposing US war crimes. His brother Gabriel Shipton spoke to 7NEWS chief reporter Chris Reason from France on Tuesday, opening up about … Read more
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been given permission to appeal against extradition to the United States after arguing at London’s High Court that he might not be able to rely on his right to free speech in a US court. The Australian-born Assange, 52, is wanted in the US on 18 charges, nearly all under … Read more
LONDON, ENGLAND – MAY 19: Julian Assange gestures as he speaks to the media from the balcony of the Embassy Of Ecuador on May 19, 2017 in London, England. Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images) Jack Taylor | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has the right to appeal against … Read more
The wife of Julian Assange said President Biden’s recent comments that his administration is considering dropping charges against her husband are a “good sign.” Stella Assange was encouraged by Biden’s recent remarks regarding her husband’s case, she said. Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, is currently being held in London’s high-security Belmarsh Prison. “It looks like … Read more
“Enough is enough,” Anthony Albanese has declared, following indications the US is considering dropping charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. The prime minister said it was time to end the long-running saga after US president Joe Biden responded with “we are considering it” when asked for his response to Australian requests to end the pursuit … Read more
