Julian Assange reaches plea deal with the US, and has flown out of the UK, WikiLeaks say

WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange will plead guilty to a felony charge related to his alleged role in the largest breaches of classified material in the United States .

The documents say that Assange will not face any more jail time, considering he spent five years in the high-security Belmarsh prison on the outskirts of London while he fought extradition to the US as time served.According to the Associated Press, Assange is expected to return to Australia after his plea and sentencing, which is scheduled for Wednesday morning in Saipan, the largest island in the Mariana Islands.

The hearing is taking place on the Northern Mariana Island due to Assange's opposition to travelling to the US mainland, and the proximity to Australia . The WikiLeaks founder had faced 18 counts from a 2019 indictment for his alleged role in the breach that his supporters said carried a maximum sentence of up to 175 years in prison.Some of the war files were supplied by former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning in 2010 and 2011.

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