By News on the Net BBC & Colin Rugg——Bio and Archives--June 25, 2024
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Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is due to appear in a US court on Wednesday, where he will formalise a plea deal and leave a free man following a 14-year legal battle.
Mr Assange is expected to arrive in the Northern Mariana Islands, an American territory in the Pacific. On Tuesday, he left a British prison and flew to the Thai capital Bangkok for refuelling. -- More...
Assange will instead be landing on a remote U.S. island where he will plead guilty to the charges.
The island is the U.S. territory of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands, about 1,800 miles from Australia.
“He has to front up to charges that have been brought under U.S. law," said a professor at the University of Sydney's law school.
Assange will have the U.S. federal court hearing on Wednesday morning on the remote island.
His wife suggested the $500k flight was paid for in debt so they will likely launch a fundraising campaign to pay it off.
Assange is headed for Australia where he will reunite with his family.
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