Julian Assange reunites with family in Australia after being freed by US court

Julian #Assange has been reunited with his family in Australia after pleading guilty to obtaining and publishing United States #military secrets, in a deal that sets him free from a 14-year legal battle.

Twelve years after he first locked himself in a London embassy to avoid possible extradition to the US, the #WikiLeaks founder on Wednesday boarded a flight from the US-controlled Pacific island of Saipan to Canberra.

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