JOURNAL ARTICLE

Julian Assange Leaves Court 'Free Man,' Ending 14-Year Drama.

  • Published In: Bloomberg.com, 2024. P. N.PAG 1 of 3

  • Database: Business Source Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Strohm, Chris; Westcott, Ben 3 of 3

Abstract

Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks, has been released after pleading guilty to leaking US national security secrets. After spending time in UK jails and self-imposed exile in a London embassy, Assange left a courtroom in Saipan in the US Northern Mariana Islands. He received a 62-month time-served sentence and will now return to his home country of Australia. The plea deal allows Assange to avoid a lengthy prison sentence, but Wikileaks is raising funds to cover the additional half a million US dollars he must pay. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:Bloomberg.com. 2024/06, pN.PAG
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Politics and Government
  • Publication Date:2024
  • Accession Number:178073443
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