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Assange release ‘a very good outcome’: UN torture expert

Assange release ‘a very good outcome’: UN torture expert

Update: 2024-06-25
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The UN independent expert on torture said on Monday that the reported plea deal with the United States that has led to the release of Julian Assange “is a very good outcome” to the long running case.

The WikiLeaks founder and whistleblower has been fighting extradition from the United Kingdom to the US for the past five years and has reportedly agreed to plead guilty to one count of violating the US Espionage Act, without serving additional prison time.

UN News’s Anton Uspensky asked Special Rapporteur Alice Jill Edwards for her reaction to his release from prison in the UK. 

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Assange release ‘a very good outcome’: UN torture expert

Assange release ‘a very good outcome’: UN torture expert

Anton Uspensky