pHe is due to be sentenced to 62 months of time already served at a hearing in Saipan./p
SYDNEY - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on June 26 reached the Northern Mariana Islands, where he is expected to plead guilty to violating US espionage law, a move that willThe 52-year-old has agreed to plead guilty to a single criminal count of conspiring to obtain and disclose classified US national defence documents, according to filings in the US District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands.
“Julian Assange has arrived on US territory at Saipan Island to formalise the plea deal that should never have had to happen,” WikiLeaks said on X.Assange is due to be sentenced to 62 months of time already served at a hearing in Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands, on June 26 at 9am local time . His supporters view him as a victim because he exposed US wrongdoing and potential crimes, including in conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq. Washington has said the release of the secret documents put lives in danger.
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