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In this program, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange walks free.
Hello, I'm Neil.
And I'm Beth.
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so, Neil, let's hear more about the story.
So we're talking about Julian Assange.
He is the WikiLeaks founder.
Now, he's walked free from a us court after pleading guilty in a deal to end a legal battle that has lasted for years.
Yeah, that's right.
Now, yesterday, Assange was released from a prison in the UK where he's been for the last five years.
And now he's back in his home country of Australia.
His organization, WikiLeaks, published Secret US Military records in 2010.
Now, Assange has pleaded guilty to one charge connected to espionage.
That's spying.