The WikiLeaks founder’s plane flew to the American island of Saipan, where he will formalize a deal with the prosecutor’s office.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrived in the United States on the island of Saipan on Wednesday, June 26, WikiLeaks reports on the X social network.
It was noted that Assange came to the island to formalize a plea deal, “which should not have happened.”
The day before it was reported that Assange had been released from prison in Britain. According to media reports, he agreed to a plea deal with the US Attorney’s Office, in which he partially pleaded guilty to conspiracy to obtain and disclose national defense information. US authorities will stop seeking his extradition, and he will be released after five years spent in a British prison.
Washington previously charged Assange with 18 counts, including violating the espionage law and conspiracy to hack government computers. He faces up to 175 years in prison.
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