Assange Walks Free After Striking Plea Deal in US Espionage Case

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange pleaded guilty in a US court to receiving and publishing US military secrets after striking a deal with prosecutors that ensured his freedom.

Assange, 52, who is viewed by some as a free-speech activist and by others as a criminal, was flown to this unusual location on a private jet, honoring his wish not to set foot on the continental United States. The case against him was heard in Saipan, the capital of the Northern Mariana Islands, a small American territory in the Pacific Ocean near his native Australia.

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