‘I Pled Guilty To Journalism’: Julian Assange’s First Public Address Since Release From Prison
ForbesOCT 12 2024
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Tuesday made his first public comments since being released from a British prison earlier in the year.
The 53-year-old journalist had been incarcerated for five years as he and his legal team fought extradition to the US where he was wanted on 17 Espionage Act charges for government documents he and his organization published in 2010.
Ultimately, he was released in June after reaching a plea agreement with the US Justice Department in which he pled guilty to a single charge under the Espionage Act for conspiracy to obtain and disclose national defense information, allowing him to go free for time served in the UK.