Julian Assange freed from prison after pleading guilty in US espionage case

Screen grab taken from the X (formerly Twitter) account of Wikileaks of Julian Assange boarding a plane to leave the UK following his release from prison. Mr Assange was granted bail by the High Court in London and released from Belmarsh Prison on Monday following negotiations with US authorities over a plea deal, WikiLeaks has said. Picture date: Monday June 24, 2024.

Julian Assange was granted bail by the High Court in London and released from Belmarsh Prison on Monday following negotiations with US authorities over a plea deal, WikiLeaks has said.

In a statement posted on X, the official WikiLeaks account said Assange left the maximum security prison on Monday morning “after having spent 1901 days there”.