Is this the end of the Assange story?

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is almost at the end of a 14-year legal battle, which saw the US demanding his extradition for conspiracy to obtain and disclose national defence information, following diplomatic cables and military files that WikiLeaks put online in 2010.
In return for a guilty plea, Assange becomes a free man and will not face being sent to the US, having already served almost 5 years in a British prison.
On this episode, Niall Paterson is joined by Alex Rossi, our international correspondent, to discuss the timeline of Assange's fight against extradition to both the US and Sweden.
Plus, joining Niall is Vaughan Smith, founder of Frontline Club and a friend of Julian Assange, who shares details from the times he saw him at the Ecuadorian embassy and Belmarsh prison - they talk about what Assange’s next steps could be.
Producer: Soila Apparicio
Promotions producer: David Chipakupaku
Editor: Philly Beaumont

[@fishstjohns]

I’ll wait until he lands in Australia to know if the Americans have their word.

[@Paws4Thought669]

Never really followed this story, i am guessing he annoyed the American government though

[@fishstjohns]

Kept their word

[@NoWindNoSunNoPower]

Hopefully not.

[@ANHTUAN_ART]

E.Snowden and J.Assange are international heroes. They are a symbol of humanity, honestly standing up for justice. Snowden has a great faithful wife and they deserve a happy life in beautiful Russia. They have helped the world avoid many dirty and cruel tricks of the U.S. Although the U.S. and its Western European vassals have always invaded or harmed countries around the world in the name of freedom and democracy. I wish President V. Putin good health, enthusiasm and wisdom to help Russia have enough strength and truth to protect this world.

[@Paws4Thought669]

Wasn't he up for rape or something, or was that a mechanism to get him extradited ?

[@NoWindNoSunNoPower]

Cases in Sweden. He used his guilt of charges brought by America to prevent his extradition to Sweden to face those charges, claiming that Sweden would send him to America.

[@Paws4Thought669]

@@NoWindNoSunNoPower Oh yes :(

[@Paws4Thought669]

I remember it now