# Assange plea deal

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*The 2024 agreement under which Julian Assange pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit espionage, was processed in Saipan, and returned to Australia; John Kiriakou details its odd terms, a Chelsea Manning purge affidavit and a 25-year green-card ban, and the debate over whether it sets a precedent.*

- **Plea:** Conspiracy to commit espionage
- **Processed in:** Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands

The **Assange plea deal** is the June 2024 agreement under which [Julian Assange](https://www.kiripedia.org/wiki/julian-assange) pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit espionage, was processed in Saipan, and flew home to Australia.[1][2] [John Kiriakou](https://www.kiripedia.org/wiki/john-kiriakou), who made three trips to Iceland to strategize with WikiLeaks, relays the reform attorney Chip Gibbons's argument that because it was a plea to *conspiracy* rather than espionage, future prosecutors cannot use it to leverage the indictment of another journalist.[3] He notes its odd terms: Assange had to swear an affidavit that WikiLeaks had purged all unpublished [Chelsea Manning](https://www.kiripedia.org/wiki/chelsea-manning) material, of which there was none, while the CIA never demanded anything about [Vault 7](https://www.kiripedia.org/wiki/vault-7) be purged; and he is barred from a U.S. green card for 25 years.[4][5][6]

## See also

- [Barry Pollock](https://www.kiripedia.org/wiki/barry-pollock)
- [Julian Assange](https://www.kiripedia.org/wiki/julian-assange)

## Sources

1. John Kiriakou: CIA Whistleblower on Julian Assange, Israel, Security State & More (2024-07-29), at 13:29. Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mEtU_O62j8&t=809s · Transcript: https://www.kiripedia.org/sources/2024-07-29-news-beat-assange-israel-security-state/
2. John Kiriakou: CIA Whistleblower on Julian Assange, Israel, Security State & More (2024-07-29), at 17:48. Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mEtU_O62j8&t=1068s · Transcript: https://www.kiripedia.org/sources/2024-07-29-news-beat-assange-israel-security-state/
3. John Kiriakou: CIA Whistleblower on Julian Assange, Israel, Security State & More (2024-07-29), at 15:05. Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mEtU_O62j8&t=905s · Transcript: https://www.kiripedia.org/sources/2024-07-29-news-beat-assange-israel-security-state/
4. John Kiriakou: CIA Whistleblower on Julian Assange, Israel, Security State & More (2024-07-29), at 18:20. Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mEtU_O62j8&t=1100s · Transcript: https://www.kiripedia.org/sources/2024-07-29-news-beat-assange-israel-security-state/
5. John Kiriakou: CIA Whistleblower on Julian Assange, Israel, Security State & More (2024-07-29), at 18:51. Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mEtU_O62j8&t=1131s · Transcript: https://www.kiripedia.org/sources/2024-07-29-news-beat-assange-israel-security-state/
6. John Kiriakou: CIA Whistleblower on Julian Assange, Israel, Security State & More (2024-07-29), at 19:23. Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mEtU_O62j8&t=1163s · Transcript: https://www.kiripedia.org/sources/2024-07-29-news-beat-assange-israel-security-state/

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