Julian Assange freed after admitting crime in US Pacific court

Julian Assange, the creative programmer and founder of the WikiLeaks website, who was transferred from U.S. jurisdiction in the Pacific Ocean to “Saipan” for trial just yesterday, has been formally released today, June 26th, after accepting charges related to the disclosure of classified documents.

Assange, known primarily for his disclosures, has been under scrutiny since 2010 for releasing thousands of confidential documents from the U.S. Department of Defense and spent the past five...