Julian Assange Reaches Plea Deal With US Government from rj35 cable Watch Video

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Julian Assange , Reaches Plea Deal With , US Government.<br/>'The Independent' reports that Wikileaks <br/>founder Julian Assange has been released <br/>from Belmarsh prison as part of a plea deal <br/>with the United States Justice Department.<br/>Assange will be flown out of the U.K. as part <br/>of the deal before he makes a guilty plea deal <br/>that could end the years-long legal battle.<br/>On June 24, Assange boarded a flight at Stansted airport <br/>ahead of a scheduled appearance later this week in the <br/>Mariana Islands, a Western Pacific U.S. commonwealth.<br/>The U.S. government has charged the <br/>Wikileaks founder with conspiracy to obtain <br/>and disclose national defense secrets.<br/>The charges stem from one of the largest leaks of <br/>classified information in U.S. history, disclosing tens of <br/>thousands of reports regarding the war in Afghanistan.<br/>The disclosure, which occurred between 2009 and <br/>2011, included unfiltered diplomatic cables that <br/>potentially endangered the safety of confidential sources. .<br/>The leak also included significant <br/>activity reports related to the war in Iraq <br/>and information regarding Guantanamo Bay.<br/>According to the latest DOJ filing, Assange is expected <br/>to plead guilty and be sentenced to 62 months of time <br/>already served, thus avoiding U.S. imprisonment. .<br/>This is the result of a global campaign <br/>that spanned grass-roots organizers, <br/>press freedom campaigners, <br/>legislators and leaders from <br/>across the political spectrum, <br/>all the way to the United Nations, Wikileaks statement, via X.<br/>After more than five years in <br/>a 2x3 metre cell, isolated 23 hours <br/>a day, he will soon reunite with his <br/>wife Stella Assange, and their children, <br/>who have only known their <br/>father from behind bars, Wikileaks statement, via X