Liberty awaits the WikiLeaks’ founder, but at what cost?
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange may be on the cusp of a conclusion to his legal troubles that have haunted him for almost 15 years. According to the details of a tentative plea deal revealed Tuesday, June 25, Assange will appear in court tomorrow, Wednesday, June 26, in the United States territory of the Northern Mariana Islands. He will plead guilty to one federal felony charge and then be permitted to return to his home country of Australia.
The agreement suggests he will be sentenced to 62 months – which he has already served in Britain’s Belmarsh prison. Should all go according to the plea deal in Wednesday’s court appearance, Assange will essentially be a free man due to time served.
The Long Road for Assange
Assange achieved notoriety when his…
