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Plane Carrying Assange Reportedly Departs for Australia
Plane Carrying Assange Reportedly Departs for Australia
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A plane with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on board has departed for Australia's capital, Canberra, from the Northern Mariana Islands... 26.06.2024, Sputnik Africa
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According to the broadcaster's coverage on YouTube, a small gray plane with Assange on board took to the skies on Wednesday. Assange is expected to arrive in Canberra on Wednesday evening.Earlier on Wednesday, a US judge sentenced Assange to time served and decided against imposing any period of supervised release after he pleaded guilty to one charge of conspiring to unlawfully obtain and disseminate classified information relating to the national defense of the United States, The Guardian's journalist reported from the courtroom. Assange's guilty plea concludes a criminal prosecution against him, but he is not allowed to return to the United States without permission, the US Department of Justice said in a release.Assange, an Australian citizen, was transferred to London’s high-security Belmarsh prison in April 2019 on bail breach charges. In the US, he faced prosecution under the Espionage Act for obtaining and disclosing classified information that shed light on war crimes and human rights violations committed by US troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Plane Carrying Assange Reportedly Departs for Australia
09:30 26.06.2024 (Updated: 11:55 26.06.2024) MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A plane with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on board has departed for Australia's capital, Canberra, from the Northern Mariana Islands, Australian broadcaster ABC reported on Wednesday.
According to the broadcaster's coverage on YouTube, a small gray plane with Assange on board took to the skies on Wednesday. Assange is expected to arrive in Canberra on Wednesday evening.
Earlier on Wednesday, a US judge sentenced Assange to time served and decided against imposing any period of supervised release after he pleaded guilty to one charge of conspiring to unlawfully obtain and disseminate classified information relating to the national defense of the United States, The Guardian's journalist reported from the
courtroom. Assange's guilty plea concludes a criminal prosecution against him, but he is not allowed to return to the
United States without permission, the US Department of Justice said in a release.
"The guilty plea concludes a criminal matter that dates back to March 2018 ... Following the imposition of sentence, he will depart the United States for his native Australia. Pursuant to the plea agreement, Assange is prohibited from returning to the United States without permission," the Justice Department's statement read.
Assange, an
Australian citizen, was transferred to London’s high-security Belmarsh prison in April 2019 on bail breach charges. In the US, he faced prosecution under the Espionage Act for obtaining and disclosing classified information that shed light on war crimes and human rights violations committed by US troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
