Australian leaders cautiously welcome expected plea that could bring WikiLeaks founder Assange home

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Australian leaders are cautiously welcoming an expected plea agreement that could set free WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

FILE - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrivies at Belmarsh Magistrates' Court in London, Feb. 7, 2011. Assange will plead guilty to a felony charge in a deal with the U.S. Justice Department that will free him from prison and resolve a long-running legal saga over the publication of a trove of classified documents. that could set free Julian Assange , who was pursued for years over WikiLeaks' publication of a trove of classified documents.

Assange’s plight was seen as a test of Albanese’s leverage with the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden. “Regardless of the views that people have about Mr. Assange’s activities, the case has dragged on for too long. There’s nothing to be gained by his continued incarceration and we want him brought home to Australia,” Albanese added.

Opposition spokesman on foreign affairs Simon Birmingham also welcomed the apparent end to the prosecution.

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