WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Stops in Bangkok on His Way to US Court and Later Freedom

WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Stops in Bangkok on His Way to US Court and Later Freedom
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange looks out a plane window as he approaches Bangkok airport for layover, according to the post by Wikileaks on X, in this picture released to social media on June 25, 2024. Wikileaks via X/via Reuters
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BANGKOK—A plane carrying Julian Assange landed Tuesday in Bangkok for refueling, as the WikiLeaks founder was on his way to enter a plea deal with the U.S. government that will free him and resolve the legal case that spanned years and continents over the publication of a trove of classified documents.

A chartered flight from London that Mr. Assange’s wife, Stella, confirmed was carrying her husband, landed at Don Mueang International Airport. Officials there told The Associated Press the plane was scheduled to continue on to Saipan, the capital of the Northern Mariana Islands, a U.S. commonwealth in the Pacific, where Mr. Assange is expected to appear in court on Wednesday.