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Assange, 52, has been in Belmarsh Prison, London, for the last five years, during which time he has been fighting extradition to the US, where he was charged with conspiracy to obtain and disclose national defence information.
The plea deal will see Assange plead guilty to one charge and he is due to be sentenced to 62 months in prison. However, he will receive credit for the time he has spent behind bars in the UK, and is not expected to spend any more time in custody. Julian Assange boards flight at London Stansted Airport at 5PM Monday June 24th. This is for everyone who worked for his freedom: thank you.The Australian will now travel to the Northern Mariana Islands in the Pacific, where he is expected to appear in a US courtroom on Wednesday and enter a guilty plea, theIn a statement, the Australian government said: “We are aware Australian citizen Mr Julian Assange has legal proceedings scheduled in the United States.
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