Pascal Bastien

Oct 9, 2024 | saipantribune.com | Pascal Bastien |Barbara Surk |Sylvia Hui

STRASBOURG, France (AP)—WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said last Oct. 1 that he was freed after years of incarceration because he “pled guilty to journalism.”In his first public remarks since he was released from prison in June, Assange gave evidence of the impact of his detention and conviction to the legal affairs and human rights committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, France. The Parliamentary Assembly includes lawmakers from 46 European countries.