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Press Freedom Advocates Celebrate Julian Assange’s Release, But Warn of Impact of Plea Deal [21:23 | JUN 25 24 | Democracy Now!] (youtu.be)

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We discuss the plea deal and release of Julian Assange with press freedom advocate Trevor Timm. “Thankfully, Julian Assange is finally going free today, but the press freedom implications remain to be seen,” says Timm, who explains the U.S. espionage case against Assange, which was opened under the Trump administration and continued under Biden. Timm expresses disappointment that Biden chose to continue prosecuting Assange rather than demonstrating his stated support of press freedom. If convicted, Assange could have been sentenced to 175 years in U.S. prison, which Timm calls a “ticking time bomb for press freedom rights.”

Transcript: https://www.democracynow.org/2024/6/25/julian_assange_freed_from_prison_pt2

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[–] jimmydoreisalefty 0 points 6 months ago

“Julian Assange is free.” That’s what his wife tweeted after he left the Belmarsh Prison in London Monday, having reached a plea deal with U.S. prosecutors that will allow him to soon head home to Australia, ending a more than decadelong legal ordeal. Julian is now flying to the U.S. territory island of Saipan in the North Marianas, where he will appear before a U.S. district judge. He will plead guilty to one felony. He faced 175 years in a United States prison.

Source: https://www.democracynow.org/2024/6/25/julian_assange_freed_from_prison_pt2