Julian Assange’s wife speaks of elation over plea deal

Stella Assange says she has not yet told the couple’s two young sons about their father’s release from prison

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Julian’s Assange’s wife has spoken of her elation that the WikiLeaks founder has been released from Belmarsh prison in London and will soon be a “free man” under a deal in which he will plead guilty to violating US espionage law.

Speaking from Australia, where she flew on Sunday to prepare her family’s new life, Stella Assange, a human rights lawyer, said she had not yet told the couple’s two young sons about their father’s release from incarceration.