Julian Assange was released from a British prison and boarded a plane to a remote Pacific island where he will plead guilty to a U.S. conspiracy charge as part of a plea deal. The deal will see Assange plead guilty to conspiracy to obtain and disclose national defense information in exchange for being freed and avoiding further legal battles. Assange is expected to appear in court in the Northern Mariana Islands on Wednesday to enter his guilty plea, after which he will likely be sentenced to time served and allowed to return to Australia.
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00:02Julian Assange was released from a British prison and boarded a plane to a remote Pacific
00:07island where he will plead guilty to a U.S. conspiracy charge as part of a plea deal.
00:12The deal will see Assange plead guilty to conspiracy to obtain and disclose national
00:16defense information in exchange for being freed and avoiding further legal battles.
00:21Assange is expected to appear in court in the Northern Mariana Islands on Wednesday
00:26to enter his guilty plea, after which he will likely be sentenced to time served and allowed
00:30to return to Australia.
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