Julian Assange to plead guilty under Espionage Act, freed without imprisonment, returning to Australia.

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Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, has indeed reached a plea deal with the U.S. Justice Department. According to court documents filed recently, Assange will plead guilty to a felony charge related to the Espionage Act. This deal will allow him to avoid imprisonment and resolve a long-running legal saga that spanned multiple continents. The charge specifically relates to conspiring to unlawfully obtain and disseminate classified national defense information. His hugely popular secret-sharing website made him a cause célèbre among many press freedom advocates who saw him as a journalist exposing U.S. military wrongdoing. However, investigators assert that his actions broke laws meant to protect sensitive information and jeopardized national security.

Assange is scheduled to appear in federal court in the Mariana Islands, a U.S. commonwealth in the Western Pacific, for his guilty plea. Afterward, he is expected to return to Australia. The deal ensures that Assange admits guilt while sparing him from additional prison time. His case has been one of international intrigue, and this resolution marks an abrupt conclusion to a complex legal battle.

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