Julian Assange freed in US plea deal, Wikileaks says | BBC News
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- After a years-long legal saga, Wikileaks says that founder Julian Assange has left the UK after reaching a deal with US authorities that will see him plead guilty to criminal charges and go free.
Assange, 52, was charged with conspiracy to obtain and disclose national defence information.
For years, the US has argued that the Wikileaks files - which disclosed information about the Iraq and Afghanistan wars - endangered lives.
Assange spent the last five years in a British prison, from where he was fighting extradition to the US.
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A real journalist should never be put in prison for telling the truth.
and a real journalist should never skip bail and hide in a foreign embassy.
@@reggiesmith3866 when you are on the kill list of the most evil empire in the history of mankind you have little choice
@@reggiesmith3866 he wouldn't have needed to if the govt hadn't decided to go after the truth teller. Only a muppet would make a comment like yours. You are obviously a govt soy boy.. Go back to watching the BBC & other MSM to tell you what to think next
A real journalist should never give up his source, which clearly he has if they’ve given him a plea deal.
This could all have been over years ago if he’d cooperated instead of hiding in the embassy. It’s clear now that he was never in danger from the US authorities, they just wanted the information he’s now given them.
Someone else will now be arrested and none of the Assange fanboys will even notice.
@@reggiesmith3866 are you ok?
Where was the Australian government all these years? Bloody disgraceful!
Where was the Australian government? Busy fitting up Daniel MacBride for the same "crime." Publishing evidence of our disgusting and shameful war crimes.
In Australia.
The People are stronger because we are the Government.
We decide we are the Government.
The People are the Government'.
We can choice and kick out the losers we voted in.
Australia is the 52nd US state
@@wandasewell4501It’s a uniparty.
Shame on BBC for never reporting on this until now. Julian Assange is everything a real journalist should be.
So true.
They've... Been reporting on it for years.
The "real journalist" said Russia had free speech because they didn't kill Navalny
@@ForumArcade About once a year, maybe ... for a case that should have been an absolute _cause celebre_ for all journalists everywhere and never out of the headlines. And yet the conspiracy of silence was everywhere. Heck, there was a period when the only outlet reporting on the Assange case was flippin' Russia Today, and they were likely only doing it to annoy the Yanks while every other media outlet obeyed the D-Notice.
Rubbish….
They have never reported on the more than 50 illegal obstructions to justice in any part of the Assange case
Julian was never guilty. He is a whistleblower with a conscience.
In the US government's hip pocket as is the UK.
Mind Begs the Question:
▪︎If a Govt and Truth stand on opposite ends
▪︎Patriot aught to stand with - Govt or Truth?
He actually isn't even a whistle-blower. He's a publisher.
He isnt a real journalist. He had no business being in the United States to disseminate sensitive information.
@@darksydesamy
Wouldn't you say that the publisher is the ultimate whistle blower.
Didn’t endanger lives. It revealed the evil within .
Yeah apart from the bit where he endangered the lives of field agents whom he exposed.
@@BenHall289Are you sure about that? Evidence?
@BenHall289 if they weren't doing anything wrong they would of had nothing to fear....
@BenHall289 No field agents or family members were killed or injured as a result of his journalism. Think about the Iraqis and Afghans who were butchered because of the USA led 'fake news wars'....and servicemen and women. You are part of the 'what if' ill-informed.😢🦘
US government meddling in foreign policy. Rotten to the core.
Welcome home 🇦🇺 about bloody time!!
FIRST TIME BBC HAS LEFT COMMENTS OPEN IN FOREVER WTF!
That's because they think we'll talk about Wikileaks, let's talk about BBC being corrupt, censorious, and not fit for purpose. Their existence is to enforce the megacorps and elites endless scab labour importation into your country to drive down the living wage, disenfranchise the worker, dilute the vote, and drive up inflation, cost of living, and consumption. YOU get poorer, THEY get richer. BBC needs to be broken up, and the TV tax needs to stop.
DO NOT PAY TV LICENSE FEES, EVER.
😊.
He's not home yet. He is in the Marianas facing an American court having agreed to plead guilty to one charge. Can they be trusted ? We know they can't but they may honour this agreement for political expediency.
We fervently hope he will not be at their mercy for much longer.
@@davidlamb7524 I can predict the future. He's home 🇦🇺😊
Australia has been a coward. For so many years, they let this happen to one of their citizens even when he wasn't on US soil. It's a sign weakness.
Julian deserves to be free- he was only speaking the truth as a journalist. All journalists need to be free to speak truth even if the governments don’t like the truth. There is no evidence of any one’s life being in danger. Free press is important.
tell that to China…. or Russia
@@bullpup1337you must be a British reptile!
@@bullpup1337no tell that to the US lol😂
Ridiculous, the man is not an American. He should never have been arrested, he should never have been imprisoned. He should be massively compensated by both the US and UK governments. Belmarsh for contempt of a Kangaroo court, a court our whole nation gas contempt for!
Of course he should have been arrested, he was granted bail and fled. If he had got away with it how many others would have tried? Dont forget too that he is wanted in Sweden on sex charges.
@@reggiesmith3866He was illegally arrested in the first place
@@reggiesmith3866 Is it worth selling your soul for such a miserable wage Corporal?
nevermind the Australian government whose role it was to intervene on his behalf.
Australian government is private property of Murdoch oligarch media.
Lesson for BBC. Truth matters. Welcome home Julian
Uh huh. And do you even trust your own media, bot? I doubt you can.
@@ScottishAtheist Why do you suspect this of being a bot post? The truth does matter, the BBC have a questionable history on being truthful...
BBC DONT GIVE F ABOUT TRUTH, JUST DO AS THEY ARE TOLD BY THEIR CORRUPT WESTMINSTER JOKE GOVERNMENT.
@@ScottishAtheist Bot?
BBC is a propaganda machine. That is intended purpose, and continues to do what it was made to do.
The people that put him in jail should be jailed
did they sell state secrets as well?
Since when is machine gunning down civilians and children espionage, he showed the world how the US act having no one to answer to for their acts of war………. We know that investigative journalist are the enemy in the US..
Only got us into war based on lies
@@edthebumblingfoolwho did Assange sell state secrets to? Oh, and how much did he sell them for?
@@edthebumblingfool you truly are a bumbling fool, he did nothing of the sort, nobody is saying he did
Julian was a political prisoner in in the UK. I’m from the UK and I am disgusted in the government. no need to talk about Russia we are just as bad here 🤬
Does Rishi think this will save him? Bwaahaaa! 😂😂😂
Stop this "west" hypocrisy bs... If he were a Russian exposing Russian warcrimes in Russia, he wouldn't even get a trial.
@@januarysson5633Rishi is delusional
Really? He seems to have gotten a lot better deal than Navalny did. If he had done the same in Russia he would be dead.
The West is way worse than Russia, check history.
Why is no one talking about what the documents revealed?
Because Media don't want you to know that. Otherwise BBC and other mainstream media will be down. We live in Truman show
I like that this is the only YT video you can comment on. But the fact that Barnaby Joyce straight up said "I don't think what he did was morally correct". I'M SORRY, ARE WE MEANT TO BE PROUD FOR WAR CRIMES?! I am sorry, as a voting Australian that this happened to you Julian. There are some of us who think this is horrendous. I ran and burnt my food to scream to my husband "AFTER 12 YEARS - HE'S FREE". I'm disgraced by this case and so apologetic, even though, my opinion means nothing politically.
if voting still has a place in the western world, then it does, and boy ohhh boy, we better hope that it still means something....
And also, I usually look at Global News Canada, and they usually let you comment on every story, but not this one....
Even Nurgle thinks the US Dept of Justice is too corrupt.
@@Smittumi I was literally bewildered for a second that you knew, and then realised. But Papa Nurgle is about chill vibes. US is not chill vibes.
You can probably comment on it so they can update your social credit score.
You are innocent Julian the world knows this. Go home and be free
strange that he is pleading guilty then
Well he just pleaeded guilty so I guess one of us is wrong and it isnt me.
@@graveperil2169he had no choice..
@@graveperil2169 it's been 18 years, he just wants to go home already.
@@edthebumblingfool Being held in prison for 18 years is a bit much for showing up the USA crimes. To go home, I would also plead guilty...
He did nothing wrong but if it means he can just go home and it's over he did the right thing, I have nothing but best wishes to him, he is a hero for publishing the truth, that's all he did
Do you really think the Americans are gonna just leave him to get on with family life? He'll be found with a bullet in his head floating in the river. His personal security bill must be enormous, he's made many enemies
A win for truth ❤
Finally!
What truth ⁉️ Assange was telling the TRUTH the whole time 💯 Nor do I understand why he had to plead guilty for something our government swore was a hoax is beyond me.
Oh but they made him plead guilty for US criminals.. We know the truth, you’re free Julian at last, go and enjoy family life, you are a hero…❤
I hope the US will honour this agreement and at last let him go home He is still in danger from treachery. Their guarantees have not always been worth much.
He should stay well away from the US! I wouldn’t trust them I would be asking why he is being released at this time coming up to elections! So glad your out Julian please take care!
He'll be assassinated, the only thing we don't know is who will get to him first. He's deluded if he thinks he'll just be able to get on with normal family life. He's a marked man and very vulnerable now that he's left prison
Their guarantees have NEVER been worth much.
At the last appeal, the female judge walked into the court with the judication in her hand, before hearing either representation.
US guarantees are worthless.
Victory at last.
His info endagered lives? More like it revealed your crimes which is why you have been persecuting him for years!
@@Celticsamuraiblue im not actually sure what this has to do with my comment. 🤭
@@Wearethewingmakers Use your IQ….. if it ‘not’ too challenging for you….. sm•rt •ss
LOL
@@Celticsamuraiblue mate wtf are you talking about? Im really asking you. What has your question about Trump got to do with my opinion on the war crimes of the US and the UK, that Assange revealed all those years ago?
@@Wearethewingmakers You are too fkn ‘simples’ for a conversation, jog on.
@@Celticsamuraiblue Also my ability to answer questions is complety fine, this of course depends on the IQ of the person asking the question.
Good. Whatever you think of him, he’s suffered enough.
SOS THE WOMAN HE RAPED
Our hero. Free at last!
Not guilty being a truther.
he is pleading guilty so is a convicted criminal for espionage
Hang on. This is the bbc reporting --- I must go and check with real internet news channels to see if it's true.
😂
Welcome home Julian ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
"The Crucifixion of Julian Assange" is a sermon that Chris Hedges posted earlier today on 'The Chris Hedges RUclips channel.' It's inspiring.
Hear hear.
It gets its inspiration from an old book , all should read it , it tells of a man who was persecuted like assange , his words cost him his life , he died for truth , and for the lives of all , it would be wise to follow him.
About f&*$%ing time!
This hero should never have been in jail .
🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉Julian rocks!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤ WELCOME HOME JULIAN 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Shame on the UK for imprisoning Assange for 5 years.
100% mate. These guys are supposed to to our oldest allies and friends, and the worlds advocates for freedom..
Assange is a national hero! 🇦🇺
Shame on the UK government for keeping this man in confinement. Its tantamount to torture. We should all be ashamed!
Vote Reform as I am pretty sure they knew NIGEL FARAGE would have not let Julian stay wrongly convicted for telling the truth !
Love you Julian Assange❤❤❤
As an Aussie, I feel nothing less than outright enmity towards the USA, and wish my nation could break free from the clutches of this evil empire.
You are not alone!
My guy you act like 325 million all want Assange dead 😂 learn to differentiate the people from the government
@@azulaquaza4916 until the people of a nation recognise the evil intent of their governments, and do something about it, then we are all culpable.
@@misterg2269 No we are not, you are asking the citizens of the US to dismantle its government because of other countries issues? Makes no sense. Why dosent Australia dismantle its government first for what it did to the Aboriginals? Or Papau New Guinea?
@azulaquaza4916 I'm doing nothing of the sort,reread what I said, and if I can accept the failings of my country, which I do,stop being so precious with your ideas of American exceptionalism, and accept that every nation can do wrong, that would be a start to fixing what's wrong with your nation and its worldwide hegemony. I'm not trying to pick a fight with you or anyone else but we do have to wake up to what our so called leaders are doing. Burying our heads in the sand isn't going to help.
@BBC News If you were doing your jobs properly you would be telling us howvmuch this has all cost the UK tax payer! From recollection there was a £10M bill for policing while he was within the Embassy, what have the legal and prison costs amounted to for a man who has committed no crime here?
The UK and the world under the rule of USA which has more than half of its citizens literacy rate is 7’th grade kids whose president handshakes with air, falls down while walking, reads the instructions from the paper he carries like “ now turn right and wave to the crowd!
I am so happy to hear this news. I want truth always to be told and I want the press to be free to bring that truth.
Why is there an American anchor presenting the BBC, particularly regarding Assange?
The reason is boring, but basically - back in spring 2023 BBC significantly re-consolidated their programming such that the domestic channel, BBC News, largely simulcasts from BBC World that's based in the US. Such is the decline of television.
Great news
He's boarding a flight to ??????????????????? NOT ONE NEWS SERVICE WILL SAY WHERE THAT FLIGHT IS GOING. WE HAVE INFOMATION IT'S AUSTRALIA, BUY WHY DON'T THEY SAY THIS?
its going to the marina islands (USA) its in the video
Mahjor Tousi news showed this in the early hours.. And the flight was being tracked, to be precise no one trusts the US to act honourably..The BBC has never shown the coverage of Julian prior to this, always sticking to the social global narrative… investigative journalism is the enemy of that narrative…
Marianna islands which is USA territory. He's there for a court hearing an according to current info will likely go home to Australia.
They are going to kill him
C'mon , get real ! No-one wants hordes of journalists camping on their lawn. Even worse, a visit from CIA operatives bearing grudges.
OF
COURSE, your exspected to tell the Truth, that's what Your Parents & Society brought You up to Do.
But if You Utter a Truth about matters refering to Uncle Sam they'll Lock You Up or Worse.
Let go...Home freedom...at last...free
He is not an American citizen, and was not in the US when he write the story. How does US law have international jurisdiction for alleged crimes not committed in the US/
How? The power of extortion.
"Might makes right"!
As an American I’m wondering the same.
Fantastic!
Rejoicing!
Free media!
Glad to hear Julian Assange is free!
Thanks to Albanese government!
Free!!! "About 'you know what' time!"👍
truth more important than ever
He has been treated shamefully and disgracefully. This is not justice. Justice would be him being set free without any plea deal AND receiving millions in compensation.
I'm sure his journey of recovery now will be hard and long. I send him and his loved ones so much love ❤
I notice that I am not as relieved as I imagined I would be with this news. I think it might be because I am still furious about everything that has happened to Assange and feel the shame about his treatment here in the UK. I wish him a good future.
At last. The most Important journalist to ever live!
Australia has been weak, weak, weak for 15 years. they deserve little credit for Julian's release.
Australia deserves no credit whatsoever. Ever supine. It's been a total disgrace.
@@balkanleopard9728 It's just another example of our vassal status of the USA
Somewhere I read freedom of the press .
Those days have been long gone. And that is when journalism had integrity 💯
@@InT3graTi-Of-Pur3InH3arT Wikileaks was a business that sold state secrets to the public.
Hallelujah
Brexit-land was complicit with the Yanks in regards to Assange's illegal captivity. FIVE YEARS!
I wonder if they saved him. If he was in america he’d likely be forgotten about and attacked in prison for 20 smokes and an extra hour in the yard
When the BBC is late to the party...!
Hes a journalist doing his job!!! You lot should be worshipping him
It's about time!!!!
Great news..
Enjoy your freedom!!
A six-year court case??
Was the judge and jury in his cell?
Good, get him out of the UK rapido.
I can’t fathom the nightmare he’s been through.
Great news.
It's good to see people standing up to authority.
I thought he was going to die in jail.
He's free.
Hey , hey , hey.
Guilty of telling the truth.
So pleased for him & his wife.
About time..
I hope no condition to stop engaging in journalism was attached to this deal.
To beat your enemy you must know your enemy - this war is against you!
Even this BBC reporting is convoluted and unclear. Designed to be confusing.
He’ll be elected to the Australian Parliament in no time. Welcome home mate.
He stared a movement that will never be forgotten
2 children finally have their father home The extra mile & half Stella. An intire family reunited@last. Good luck Julian. Twitter won't be the same without you.
I'm so relieved at Julian's release from prison and that the Australian govt. worked hard to help him home.
You betrayed him
Julian is best reporter of our time. ❤❤❤
Courage is contagious
The difference between activists and journalists. BBC take note.
Our world needs to hear the TRUTH...Thank you Julian for your bravery and for adhering to what we should all live by..."a moral code of honor"...:)))))))))))))))
Absolutely outrageous what this man was put through. The British Establishment and individual politicians in my country are a disgrace.
the USA put in the paperwork and he is now pleading gulity
A shame what they did to this brave man.
The people recording themselves taking many innocent lives are trying to jail the person exposing them for "endangering lives".
The Lord sees all things; what are going to do about that?
Amazing news! Well done to all that saw sense, he is now going to be a thorn in the sides of the corrupt politicians
About time!
Great news for Julian ❤ no thanks to the BBC.
This is outrageous and disgusting. Others have gotten decades in jail for lesser crimes.
Hallelujah, hope Julian gets home soon!!!
Indian companies also probed for 70 hours work shift 😴 😫 😪 by swiss govt
FIRST TIME BBC HAS LEFT COMMENTS OPEN IN FOREVER WTF!
That's because they think we'll talk about Wikileaks, let's talk about BBC being corrupt, censorious, and not fit for purpose. Their existence is to enforce the megacorps and elites endless scab labour importation into your country to drive down the living wage, disenfranchise the worker, dilute the vote, and drive up inflation, cost of living, and consumption. YOU get poorer, THEY get richer. BBC needs to be broken up, and the TV tax needs to stop.
DO NOT PAY TV LICENSE FEES, EVER.
Free🎉🎉
US government argued Assange's actions put some people at risk...let not try to try to flip the argument back at the US government.
What risk and who exactly?
Wonderful news of the 21st century so far...JA is finally free
Six years…
Now jail the woman who made the original fake accusations.
Finally!
I hope that this is not a trap.
What’s the update on that BBC reporter that was caught talking to a kid you know the video comments that you disabled ?!
They disable comments ALWAYS, this is the first time I've ever seen a news company not silencing it's viewers. They're all corrupt AF. they think we'll talk about Wikileaks, let's talk about BBC being corrupt, censorious, and not fit for purpose. Their existence is to enforce the megacorps and elites endless scab labour importation into your country to drive down the living wage, disenfranchise the worker, dilute the vote, and drive up inflation, cost of living, and consumption. YOU get poorer, THEY get richer. BBC needs to be broken up, and the TV tax needs to stop.
Very Glad to hear it
Every corporate media should be held accountable for not prortecting free speech in this case they instead protect the corrupt goverments
Hi BBC, Assange is what real journalism looks like.
Welcome home Mr. Assange.
The Americans should be charged with attempted kidnapping
Not possible after he pleaded guilty
it's a trap i tell you
FIRST TIME BBC HAS LEFT COMMENTS OPEN IN FOREVER WTF!
That's because they think we'll talk about Wikileaks, let's talk about BBC being corrupt, censorious, and not fit for purpose. Their existence is to enforce the megacorps and elites endless scab labour importation into your country to drive down the living wage, disenfranchise the worker, dilute the vote, and drive up inflation, cost of living, and consumption. YOU get poorer, THEY get richer. BBC needs to be broken up, and the TV tax needs to stop.
DO NOT PAY TV LICENSE FEES, EVER.
Yes, a trap whereby many a dwerp will post a dumb comment, just like yours.
The trap is for everyone. Journalism is now illegal- openly, with precedent.
@@Dany_Stormborn they can just Nordstream his ass now that he’s accessible. He’s basically Trotsky in waiting.
He is hero for human. ❤
Praise God he is free!!he is a hero.he should be pardoned and recompensed.disgusting treatment of a man who stood by his own principles and helped the world see the atrocities going on,never endingly..which they would have been paying for btw!love and prayers and donations to Julian Stella and family 🙏🏻🙏🏻❤️❤️
My Hero for eternity❤❤❤
somebody make sure he has a nice nap. A nice long nap.He needs the rest.
Full love and support from Nepal and Nepalese/Gurkhas living abroad.
Great man
We need him back home as soon as you can please