Julian Assange Strikes Plea Deal to Avoid US Imprisonment: What Happens Next?
London, United Kingdom – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has reached an agreement with the Justice Department to plead guilty to a felony charge linked to a significant breach of classified data by the US government. This deal would allow Assange to evade imprisonment in the United States and potentially return to his home country, Australia. The new agreement proposes a 62-month sentence, equivalent to the time Assange spent in a high-security prison in London fighting …