WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has touched down in Canberra after being released from a . or signup to continue reading Julian Assange after accepting a plea deal that secured his freedom and is expected to land in Australia at 7.30pm, June 26.
Ahead of Mr Assange's flight touching down, his immediate plans were uncertain. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called a press conference in Parliament House at 8pm, but it was unclear whether US Ambassador Kevin Rudd - who is on board the charter jet - would attend. WikiLeaks will host a press conference at the East Hotel in Kingston at 9.
15pm, but Mr Assange's supporters indicated he may not be up to attending alongside his lawyers. Mr Assange appeared before a US district court in the remote Pacific island of Saipan early on Wednesday, where he exited as a free man after his lawyers struck a deal with US authorities ending a 14-year long legal saga. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been sentenced to time already served in prison.
His lawyer Jennifer Robinson spoke about the "historic day" outside the court before Mr Assange left the court on his way home to Australia. Upon leaving the courtroom the 52-year-old boarded a flight to Canberra Airport, where a swarm of photographers and TV crews gathered to await his arrival. Supporters raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to help cover the costs of the $778,000 private jet chartered to fly Mr Assange back to Australia after an emergency appeal was launched on social media.
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