Julian Assange lands in Australia after 14 years

Published June 26th, 2024 - 09:42 GMT

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange leaves the US Federal Courthouse in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, on June 26, 2024, after pleading guilty to a single count of conspiracy to obtain and disseminate national defence information. A US judge freed Julian Assange on June 26 in a plea deal that ends years of legal drama for the WikiLeaks founder, long wanted by Washington for revealing military secrets. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP)

ALBAWABA - After 14 years of unlawful detention and five years in prison, Australian editor Julian Assange has finally landed in Australia, according to his media company WikiLeaks through X (formerly known as Twitter).

The other day, WikiLeaks took to its official X account and revealed that "JULIAN ASSANGE IS FREE," triggering a swarm of comments and posts from users and activists alike.

WikiLeaks released a statement, adding that Assange had left the United Kingdom after he was "granted bail by the High Court in London and was released at Stansted Airport during the afternoon, where he boarded a plane and departed the country".