WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been released from a UK prison following a plea deal with US authorities. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has finally been granted bail by the British High Court and has left the UK for Australia on a special plane. Many secrets of America and the world were exposed by Julian Assange through WikiLeaks. Assange has been locked in a small cell in the prison for the past five years. There has been a worldwide campaign for the release of Julian Assange, after which the US government had to back down in this case.
Julian Assange was accused of obtaining and disclosing US national defense information. Julian Assange will no longer be in US custody under the terms of an agreement with the US Department of Justice.
WikiLeaks shared information about the release of Julian Assange through a post on social media platform X. Julian Assange spent 1901 days in prison. He was released from Belmarsh Maximum Security Prison (London) on the morning of 24 June. He was granted bail by the High Court in London.
After spending more than five years in a small cell, he will soon be reunited with his wife Stella Assange and their children, the post said.
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It said that they are now returning to Australia. Those who stood with us, fought for us and those who were fully committed to their freedom fight. We thank them all.
His wife, Stella Assange, reacted to the development, saying that an incredible movement had taken place during Julian Assange’s years of imprisonment and persecution. Julian and his ideas of ‘truth and justice’ were supported by people from all over the world.
In 2010 and 2011, Julian Assange was accused of publishing confidential military records. Assange faced 18 charges in 2019 for his alleged role in stealing and publishing government data. It carried a maximum sentence of 175 years in prison.
