Assange’s co-conspirator, Manning, was convicted of violating the Espionage Act and sentenced to 35 years in prison, but was released after about seven when former President Barack Obama commuted her sentence in 2017

Julian Assange to be freed after 5 years in UK prison after accepting US plea deal

By News on the Net -- New York Post——Bio and Archives--June 24, 2024

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has accepted a plea deal with the US government that will free him from prison and allow him to avoid jail time in the States over his leaking of top secret military information.

Assange is expected to plead guilty to violating the Espionage Act and receive credit for time served for the five years he spent behind bars in the UK while fighting extradition to the US, according to court documents filed Monday. ---More...

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