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Plane believed to be carrying Assange lands in Thailand
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LONDON — A plane believed to be carrying Julian Assange landed on Tuesday in Bangkok, Thailand.
The WikiLeaks founder was photographed boarding a private plane in the United Kingdom after he reached a deal with prosecutors in the United States to plead guilty to a single felony count.
A private jet believed to be carrying Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, after he left a British prison, lands on the tarmac at Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok, Thailand, June 25, 2024.
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“Julian Assange is free,” WikiLeaks said in a statementposted to social media early on Tuesday.
Assange early on Monday walked out of London‘s Belmarsh High Security Prison after more than five years at the facility, WikiLeaks said. He’d spent 1901 days there, the group said.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange boards a plane at a location given as London, Britain, in this still image from video released June 25, 2024.
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“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 UK,” WikiLeaks said.
Assange is expected to stop in Thailand before traveling on to his native Australia.
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