BREAKING: Julian Assange freed after striking plea deal with US in espionage case

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
Image Source : REUTERS WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange boards a plane at a location given as London.

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been released from a London prison following a plea deal with the US Justice Department in a nearly 14-year-old espionage case. The case revolved around Assange’s publication of classified defense documents and exposure of government secrets.