WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange pleads guilty
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Assange pleaded guilty to a felony charge of violating the espionage act. His court hearing was held in Saipan, in the Northern Mariana Islands, a U.S. commonwealth.
(Image credit: Chung Sung-Jun)
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Assange pleaded guilty to a felony charge of violating the espionage act. His court hearing was held in Saipan, in the Northern Mariana Islands, a U.S. commonwealth.
(Image credit: Chung Sung-Jun)