He pleaded guilty to a single felony charge for publishing U.S. military secrets in a deal with Justice Department prosecutors that secures his freedom.
that secures his freedom and concludes a drawn-out legal saga that raised divisive questions about press freedom and national security.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arives at the United States courthouse where he entered a plea deal, in Saipan, Mariana Islands, Wednesday, June 26 2024.WikiLeaks, the secret-spilling website that Assange founded in 2006, applauded the announcement of the deal, saying it was grateful for “all who stood by us, fought for us, and remained utterly committed in the fight for his freedom.
But his activities drew an outpouring of support from press freedom advocates, who heralded his role in bringing to light military conduct that might otherwise have been concealed from view. Among the files published by WikiLeaks was a video of a 2007 Apache helicopter attack by American forces in Baghdad that killed 11 people, including two Reuters journalists.
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