A federal court judge in Saipan, the capital of the US commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, has sentenced Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to the time he served in a British prison, APA reports citing Reuters.
According to the news agency, Assange will be able to walk free from the courtroom on Wednesday after the judge approved a plea deal with prosecutors, ending his 14-year legal ordeal.
As part of the deal, Assange pleaded guilty to a felony charge for publishing US military secrets. The plea deal will allow him to return to Australia, his home country. Assange is expected to arrive in Canberra at about 6:40 p.m. local time (8:40 a.m. GMT), The Australian newspaper writes.