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Holly Cullen, Adjunct Professor in Law, The University of Western Australia

Julian Assange plea deal: what does it mean for the WikiLeaks founder, and what happens now?

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After years of appeals and litigation, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has entered into a plea deal with the US government, according to court documents.

He was facing one count of computer misuse and multiple counts of espionage stemming from his work with WikiLeaks, publishing sensitive US government documents provided by Chelsea Manning. The US government had repeatedly claimed that Assange’s actions risked its national security.

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