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The tourist island known for sandy beaches that will host the final act of Julian Assange’s legal odyssey

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Better known for its sandy beaches and Second World War wrecks, the Pacific island of Saipan will soon host the final act of Julian Assange’s 14-year legal odyssey.

Assange is en route to a courtroom on the island where he is expected to plead guilty on Wednesday to a single criminal charge in a plea deal that will see him walk free and return home to Australia.

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