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Updated 18:53 IST, June 25th 2024

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange leaves London for Bangkok

He is on his way to enter a plea in a U.S. court that is expected to free him and resolve the legal case over the site's publication of classified documents.

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. | Image: AP

A plane carrying WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has landed in Thailand.

He is on his way to enter a plea in a U.S. court that is expected to free him and resolve the legal case over the site's publication of classified documents.

The chartered plane landed at a Bangkok airport Tuesday afternoon for refueling.

Assange is scheduled to appear in court Wednesday in the Northern Mariana Islands, a U.S. commonwealth.

A U.S. Justice Department filing says he is expected to plead guilty to an Espionage Act charge of conspiring to unlawfully obtain and disseminate classified information.

The plea requires a judge's approval, but Assange is expected to return to his home country of Australia afterward.

Published 18:53 IST, June 25th 2024