--- title: Julian Assange to be Freed Under US Plea Deal | daily.dev description: Julian Assange, co-founder of WikiLeaks, is set to be freed after agreeing to a plea deal with the US Justice Department. He will plead guilty to leaking US... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/julian-assange-to-be-freed-under-us-plea-deal-jhyv64qsu twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Julian Assange to be Freed Under US Plea Deal | daily.dev og:description: Julian Assange, co-founder of WikiLeaks, is set to be freed after agreeing to a plea deal with the US Justice Department. 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His case has been contentious, with debates over free speech and national security. ## Content # Julian Assange to be Freed Under US Plea Deal: Will Return to Australia Julian Assange, the co-founder of WikiLeaks, is set to be freed after reaching a plea deal with the US Justice Department. As part of the agreement, Assange will plead guilty to leaking US national security secrets, effectively ending a 15-year legal battle over his prosecution. He had been charged with violating the Espionage Act in 2019 for publishing extensive US military and diplomatic documents. Upon his release, Assange, who has spent over five years in a British prison, will return to his home country, Australia. The High Court in London granted him bail, paving the way for his departure. This outcome follows extensive negotiations and a global campaign advocating for his release. Initially indicted on 18 charges, Assange's plea deal involves him pleading guilty to one count of conspiring to obtain and disclose classified US defense documents, particularly in collaboration with Chelsea Manning in 2010. He is anticipated to be sentenced to time already served, which includes 1901 days in Britain's Belmarsh maximum security prison. The case of Julian Assange has been polarizing, with allies viewing it as a critical free speech issue, while officials cite the publications as significant threats to national security. Assange's next court hearing is scheduled in the US District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands to formalize the plea deal. Following this, he is expected to return to Australia, marking the conclusion of a prolonged and contentious episode in his life. ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#law](https://daily.dev/tags/law) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/julian-assange-to-be-freed-under-us-plea-deal-jhyv64qsu) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Julian Assange to be Freed Under US Plea Deal","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/julian-assange-to-be-freed-under-us-plea-deal-jhyv64qsu","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/julian-assange-to-be-freed-under-us-plea-deal-jhyv64qsu"},"datePublished":"2024-06-25T04:54:44.158Z","dateModified":"2024-06-25T05:54:16.452Z","description":"Julian Assange, co-founder of WikiLeaks, is set to be freed after agreeing to a plea deal with the US Justice Department. 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