Assange, who faced a host of charges in the U.S. under the Espionage Act, is expected to return to Australia
After spending five years in a high-security British prison, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has entered a plea deal with the U.S. government.
Assange is expected plead guilty to a single count of conspiring to “unlawfully obtain and disseminate classified information relating to the national defense of the United States,” and will be sentenced in the Northern Mariana Islands on Wednesday, according to a letter filed by the Justice Department and obtained by The Washington Post. The letter notes that he will return to his native country of Australia after the proceedings.
The WikiLeaks founder had faced numerous charges in the U.S. under the Espionage Act stemming from classified military and diplomatic documents leaked by Chelsea…
