In a dramatic turn of events, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has pleaded guilty in a US court and has been allowed to walk free after a lengthy legal battle. Under the terms of the deal, he entered a formal plea to a single charge of conspiracy to obtain and disclose national defence information in the Northern Mariana Islands, an American territory in the Pacific Ocean. Assange was then sentenced to time served and was allowed to walk free. Due to his conviction, Assange is prohibited from returning to the United States without permission.
The Guardian has a detailed timeline of the events of the past two days.
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