On the 14th April 2024 the Wall Street Journal reported on the US reach a plea deal to allow Julian to return to Australia
The [US] Justice Department is under growing pressure to reach a plea deal with Julian Assange, after a request to do so from the WikiLeaks founder’s native Australia and questions from a U.K. court that could prevent his extradition to the U.S. for many more months.
The government of Australia last week asked the U.S. if it could reach a felony plea deal with Assange that could result in his return home, according to people familiar with the matter.
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However reported in the Age on 21st March 2024 in Assange legal team responds to reports of potential plea deal
As we reported earlier, The Wall Street Journal reported the US Justice Department is weighing whether to allow Julian Assange to plead guilty to a reduced charge of mishandling classified information, creating a path toward the resolution of his legal case.
However, a lawyer for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange said his legal team saw no indication of a resolution to US charges against him.
The WSJ reported that the US Justice Department is considering whether to allow Assange to plead guilty to a reduced charge of mishandling classified information. The newspaper cited people familiar with the matter.
Such a deal would potentially allow Assange to enter a plea to the misdemeanour charge remotely, and walk free without travelling to the US, which has been seeking his extradition from the UK for years.
The WSJ reported that the US Justice Department is considering whether to allow Assange to plead guilty to a reduced charge of mishandling classified information. The newspaper cited people familiar with the matter.
Such a deal would potentially allow Assange to enter a plea to the misdemeanour charge remotely, and walk free without travelling to the US, which has been seeking his extradition from the UK for years.