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1,901 days in prison: All the most interesting numbers in the Julian Assange legal saga

Julian Assange has touched down in Australia more than 14 years after his legal troubles began. In another instalment of Crikey’s Paint by Numbers series, we bring you the key figures from the saga.


Years Assange would have faced in a US prison if convicted: 175

Days Assange spent in the UK’s Belmarsh prison: 1,901 days

Time Assange touched down in Australia: 7.37pm AEST, June 26 

Value in Bitcoin an anonymous cryptocurrency investor donated to help fund Assange’s private jet home: $753,000

Year Assange founded WikiLeaks: 2006

Year WikiLeaks published the Iraq war footage and diplomatic cables that began Assange’s legal trouble: 2010

Year Assange became the subject of a Swedish arrest warrant over two allegations of sexual assault: 2010 

Amount spent by filmmaker Michael Moore to put up a bond for Assange in late 2010: US$20,000

Year the UK Supreme Court ruled Assange should be extradited to Sweden to face questioning over the rape allegations: 2012

Year Assange entered the Ecuadorean embassy in London and was granted asylum: 2012

Year the Swedish allegations were dropped because of difficulties finishing the investigation: 2017

Year Assange was detained by UK police and taken to Belmarsh for failing to surrender over a 2012 arrest warrant: 2019

Number of US charges faced by Assange during his time in Belmarsh: 18

Year a US request for extradition was denied by the UK, followed by a US move to overturn that decision: 2021

Year Assange’s case was brought before the UK High Court, followed by a plea deal with the US: 2024 

Cost to UK taxpayers of Assange’s extradition case, as of 2021: Approximately $601,000

Value of a potential Assange book deal as estimated by celebrity publicist Max Markson: $10 million

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