Assange appeared in a district court in Saipan on June 26, where he pleaded guilty to one charge of breaching the U.S. Espionage Act by leaking classified documents.

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WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange is free after a 14-year battle against extradition to the United States. In a final effort to secure his freedom, an anonymous Bitcoiner donated over 8 Bitcoin, worth around $500,000, to help Assange’s family pay off the debt incurred by his travel and settlement expenses. […] The donation link was posted by Stella Assange on June 25, and within 10 hours, an anonymous Bitcoiner paid over 8 Bitcoin (BTC) to the fund, almost clearing the goal of $520,000. He has also received over 300,000 British pounds ($380,000) in fiat donations so far.

The single Bitcoin donation was the largest donation to the fund, more than all other donations in all currencies combined. As a result, Assange will arrive in Australia debt free.

  • makeasnek@lemmy.mlEnglish
    102·
    6 months ago

    Good to see Julian free, he paid a high price for giving people access to relevant, important information about the corruption of their governments.

    • Smeagol666@lemm.eeEnglish
      21·
      6 months ago

      I agree, but the intended chilling effect has been more successful than not, in my opinion. That and the recent “coincidental” deaths of certain whistleblowers.