Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has pleaded guilty to espionage in a Northern Mariana Islands court, The Washington Post reports .
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"As expected, Assange pleaded guilty to violating the Espionage Act," the newspaper reports.
He waived the right to consider his case by a jury, the report says.
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Assange was released on bail from a British prison yesterday after agreeing with the US authorities to partially plead guilty in exchange for a reduced sentence to five years already spent behind bars. In the Northern Mariana Islands, the court of the US territory in the Pacific Ocean must approve the agreement and finally release the Wikileaks founder.
Джуліан Ассанж прямує до Північних Маріанських островів, де на нього чекає суд25.06.24, 20:34