Assange arrives in Australia after pleading guilty to espionage on the way home
![WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange gives a double thumbs-up after landing in Canberra, Australia, on Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Assange returned to his homeland Australia aboard a charter jet hours after pleading guilty to obtaining and publishing U.S. military secrets in a deal with Justice Department prosecutors that concludes a drawn-out legal saga.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5281x3961+39+0/resize/5281x3961!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc1%2Fc1%2F4c20307d4c7e8c425f13c499e45a%2Fap24178361738255.jpg)
The WikiLeaks founder pleaded guilty to one count of violating espionage laws in a U.S. court in the Northern Mariana Islands, where the judge sentenced him to time served for his lengthy prison stay.
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