Wikileaks

  • WikiLeaks’ Assange Back In Australia A Free Man After US Deal

    WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange landed in Australia to an ecstatic welcome on Wednesday after pleading guilty to violating U.S. espionage law. This deal set him free from a 14-year legal battle. Assange disembarked from a private jet at Canberra airport just after 7:30 p.m. (0930 GMT). He waved to waiting media and cheering supporters before…

  • WikiLeaks’ Assange To Be Freed After Pleading Guilty To US Espionage Charge

    WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange plans to plead guilty on Wednesday to violating U.S. espionage law, marking the end of his imprisonment in Britain and allowing his return to Australia, concluding a 14-year legal odyssey. Assange, 52, agreed to plead guilty to a single criminal count of conspiring to obtain and disclose classified U.S. national defense…