Julian Assange pleaded guilty to conspiring to obtain and disclose national-defense information in a federal courtroom in Saipan on June 26, 2024, local time. The hearing took place in the U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
The court imposed a 62-month sentence, credited as time already served in the United Kingdom. The agreement allowed Assange to leave court without further imprisonment in the United States.
The charge arose from classified material supplied to WikiLeaks by Chelsea Manning. The plea resolved the prosecution without a trial on the remaining allegations.
The court’s record dates the hearing to June 26 in Saipan. U.S. announcements issued on June 25 reflected the time difference.
https://www.nmid.uscourts.gov/node/1420
https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/wikileaks-founder-pleads-guilty-and-sentenced-conspiring-obtain-and-disclose-classified
