London: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has agreed to enter a plea deal with the Joe Biden administration that could pave the way for him to avoid imprisonment in the United States.
Meanwhile, Stella Assange, the wife of Julian Assange, has released a video statement on her husband’s release. The video was recorded on June 19 but released on June 25 after the news of Julian’s walking out free from British prison surfaced.
In the video, Stella said, “It’s exactly 12 years today since Julian went into the embassy of Ecuador, which granted him political asylum. But this period of ours lives, I’m confident now, has come to an end, and I think by this time next week Julian will be free.”
Things are moving very quickly and it is difficult for us to plan or play put the next few hours and days, but, if everything goes well, Julian will be on a plane, on the way to freedom. Throughout the years of Julian’s imprisonment and persecution, an incredible movement has been formed. A movement of people from all walks of life, from around the world who support not just Julian, and not just us and our family, but what Julian stands for: Truth and justice. We still need your help. What starts now with Julian’s freedom is a new chapter.
This new chapter in Julian and our lives, we ask for our support as well. In the coming hours, we intend to start an emergency fund for Julian’s health and recovery. I ask if you can please contribute and help us into this new phase of Julian’s freedom.
Julian Assange was indicted during former President Donald Trump‘s administration for WikiLeaks’ mass release of classified U.S. documents leaked by Chelsea Manning, a former U.S. military intelligence analyst prosecuted under the Espionage Act.
Assange, 52, has agreed to plead guilty and is scheduled to be sentenced at a hearing on the island of Saipan at 9 a.m. local time on Wednesday (June 26–2300 GMT June 25). He is expected to receive credit for the five years he has already served in a UK prison and face no additional prison time.
According to a WikiLeaks statement, Assange will return to Australia after the hearing.
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