WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Free At Last, Strikes Plea Deal With US, Walks Out Of Prison

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange strikes deal with US, set to end standoff. According to reports, WikiLeaks's founder, Julian Assange, has made a deal to avoid imprisonment in the US. The news comes amid a controversial case involving his alleged involvement in a government data breach. As per reports, Assange will plead guilty to one count of conspiring to obtain and disclose... information related to national defense under US Espinoage law. In return, the 52-year-old is allowed to return home to Australia, and his imprisonment in Britain ends. The news was shared by Wikileaks in a tweet saying, 'Julian Assange is free...'. Notably, Assange has spent five years in a British prison while contesting extradition to the United States.