the bill of college, what day was the home at last, which leaks found to adhere to in the phones takes his spot. steps on a trade in soil were united with his family after a grueling 12 year know about the and i thought the a judge accepted his p deal struck with the washington. and though it's all just now a free mind. so with the low as legal team, as now,

i'm in washington for criminalizing done showing the fact is the united states pursuing journalism as a prime. i hope this is the 1st and last time. here's the deal for that is a for this case the police are using definitely w. x was the source on the city the for the 20 or 15 in the car to well and dead retail. so any tenure why protest is doing the apartments inside the government buildings on the fly up to the boils over the approval of a i a mass pushed tax on the pause. this finance bill there will be demonstrations every day until the government gives us accountability of all taxes. we just want them to be accountable, the kind of to phone, keep them here in the russian capital, coming to live from our

h to it's great to have you with us. and there was a not to talk about of quotes. we're going to start off with the 14 yeah, long nickel, bottom of that sofa with 2008 behind pause. due to the sauce, has worked for a, taking his foss steps on home, soil. and we are actually, in fact, expecting him to address this trade in parliament alongside his wife, maybe within 15 minutes of the room that we're hearing. so we are going to be keeping an eye on that in the meantime that see how he was met by his family cumber applewood the so that we sold it with nix, found a nodding and astray, your clothes, off to a us judge, sentenced him to time served he's guilty to

a single charge of conspiracy and a deal struck with washington the, the, all these images show a phones leaving the pool room a free month off the 12 and he is a passing expedition to the us. and while the saga is now closed off and then like we saw his find me home, were united with the property as low as phase the case and had a showing the next portion to go to an attempt to print an lifetime in mr. sanchez reveal the truthful, important, and news worthy information, including, revealing that the united states had committed war crimes. and he has suffered tremendously in his 5 uh for free speech for freedom of the press and to ensure that the american public and the world community gets fruitful. it important

news where the information that is fall journalist of these cited states prosecuted that the dispos most precise will come to the 75 pairs of prison. that is what has it showing you today? the decision that it's time for mr. science to go home. that does have it showing you showing the fact is the united states pursuing journalism has a fine, i think this is the 1st and last time jewel and assigned as a free man. now that he excepted a guilty plea and entered a guilty plea in the us federal court in the mariana island. now julia sanchez, attorney made clear that while he will comply with the requirement that he delete certain sensitive information, the work of where he leaks will continue. 60 took months in belmore to get this deal weekly weeks is for work we'll, we'll continue and mr. song so i have no doubt the continuous force

be transparency, the government use a policy voice now in order for julian assigns to accept the plea, deal for time served no supervised release in order to return to australia. a free man, after 14 years of a legal battle, plenty of time and a british prison julian hassan had to formally admit guilts and, you know, plead guilty to a criminal charge violating the u. s. espionage act. this is what was that in the tense moments in the us, federal courthouse working as a joint of this time covers my source to provide information that was set to be classified in order to publish that information. i believe the 1st amendment protected that activity, but accept that it was a violation of the espionage statute. i believe the 1st amendment and the espionage act in concert diction with the child, the but i accept the would be difficult to win so suitcase given all the

circumstances. it's been 14 years so that joanna sanchez been facing off in a legal battle. and at this point, we see him on his way home after quite a bit of time, walled up in the ecuadorian embassy, quite a bit of time in british prisons along extradition battle. now around the world, many are looking on and seeing this is an example of hypocrisy on the part of us leaders across and we lecture the world about freedom of the press, the protection of journalists, freedom of speech, etc. let's review everything that has happened to julie and assigns over the course of this 14 year saga. the

the, this appears to be the end of julius saunders 14 years saga, but it's not the last of wiki leaks. we're awaiting a statement from julian us onto about what comes next. but at this point, many around the world who rallied in support of julian designs protesting, making social media posts raising awareness, doing everything they could to highlight his case and the dangers. it pauses to freedom of information and journalistic protections. many people around the world are happy to see him free, though many are also worried about the implications of the guilty plea he entered in the us federal courthouse. sanchez release has spelt celebrations in australia. people outside the us, coincident general and sidney was seen holding up founders and balloons on thursday

. demonstrate to us had gathered to toast to the outcome of the hearing on the phone. just normal way to return. having a straight in lawmakers say though the walls as thrilled with the glow, has been released is to say the president is cases that kill it. harry, in the country, it is not what we would expect from the united states or similar country like destroyer. well, i think it seems a chill down the spine of journalists world war that this president has been sick and it means out there is more to do to push for lady afraid it meant protections for journalist. so they can do the job straight to accept the important ally now of the united states and united states. the engine of this whole case against the assigned. and well, i'm afraid the lawmaker and his legal team and commentators can come out and say this is, you know, it's, it's a victory of sorts. but it's also a very concerning development for openness and journalism. the australian prime

minister himself hasn't condemned the incarceration. he has to come out and said that he did nothing on the 1st place. he should have been free all along. and he's me to just come out and said, you know, well look, it's a great day. it's a great day of celebration because remember, australia, it's positioning in the pacific on, in the asia region as tensions ramp up with china. australia doesn't want to step on the toes of uncle sam who is becoming more more influential in the neighbor. or let's say it was the us after all that went after assigned for for years. what's been the reaction in the west when it's been mixed? subsequent to this release, we've had the american official america, and the justice department's come up with a lengthy statement, essentially saying that he's a criminal. he has been convicted of a crime. it's a felony. and no one in the united states who is a guilty of the crimes which is essentially exposed has been convicted of anything whatsoever of kinda stein libby,

rock the list goes on and people like mike pens that coming. it said it shouldn't have been a deal at from sex v p. the shouldn't have been a deal with the, with the science whatsoever. politeness weeks you shouldn't have done it. and there's a bottom now from the united states engineer, science can never enough that he would want to, you would imagine he could never return to the united states again. yeah. as you said, no one has been convicted of the crimes that julian assigns exposed to was julian assigned himself. that was the one who is a who is chased out for, for, for so many years. there must be people in washington who are critical of this 14 year persecution. mm. yeah, there are voices of some of the and reason in a strange, many of these voices of sanity and reason, a line on other issues around american foreign policy and the oppression of freedom of speech. one in particular, marjorie taylor green, who's been very vocal in our opposition to the funding and the prolonging and the feeling of the warren ukraine. she came out with her views on the release of

juvenile session. some of this is the, the he was arrested and that's why many people there can be a comparison here in the united states, new york times for government information all the time, but it's only the information julian assad, government secret what are the repercussions of this case? when it comes to freedom of speech worldwide, essentially, julian massage has been forced to bend his knee if you like to accept a criminal responsibility and culpability, which has a huge impact potentially for freedom of speech. the bad news is that he had to

plead guilty to conspiracy to obtain and disclose national defense info, which means the us security states succeeded in criminalizing journalism, at extending that jurisdiction globally to norm citizens. julian had to take this. he has heart problems and he would have died in prison, but the security state has imposed a horrifying president and built a big blow to freedom of the press. why now the election a stone out of the issue for the bind administration? this is a, it seems something which gets this off the table for bite. and as he heads into the electric wood or f k has really sustained the put the points here as, as to how this happened. assigned force to bend is the force except that criminal responsibility. while the actual criminals who are responsible for the death of millions of innocent civilians remain allied to go straight down. and let's ex, research on his own to bruno. it says that a song just struggle will have

a last impact on john's life the world, making them think twice before publishing. information is not free, that the, the media is not free in the united states, as it likes to pretend. i think many people will think twice about reporting. it's the kind of information that they may come across that is damaging to 2nd state interest and not just united states interests, but also any western country. any country under the u. s. natal umbrella, for example. i would be careful about publishing things in australia because australia, like many other countries, is under the us. some perhaps you won't be arrested again because he's sick. but anyone who follows in his footsteps might be interested again this, this, unfortunately, the, his pleading guilty perhaps is the condition under which

the us agreed to release him because it sets a president and it keeps the people from the, the reporting otherwise dangers. the information that might be dangerous or what, what documents consider dangers to, to keep things to keep the current status quote, to discourage, to academia now west. several people have been killed by police firing live rounds of protest as we're trying to storm the country's largest for to us as anger boils over the approval of i'm us pushed tax hikes coach on this kinda. so i'm on. i'm on the sound of this report from the c, the, the

now we'll do a b, b clinton, victory development, both of the puppies on it is the duty of reserve that destroying the circle of homo . but yeah, i'll be more talk on those data. didn't keep it the like, put it like, well here i'll see it on up. but while we finish with some stuff with the re, he's on the field for that is a full discrete. the police are using wu, it's with the source on the city. the for the 20th or 15 in the car to well we'll do, we do do model, but i meant i need to redo the baby buddy to the right. not too good for the

default. and so you do need to reach us. it's most is do i believe to remove records of we're not, but the words that we don't want to quit. i thought i'd be closed. that there was the point that we did. these are people to be scrapped off the internet too much. why does richard, amelia, why in the amended until sunday to the people in the to the plan up there, the protest of spreading outside of the canyon capital library be to in fact, reaching on across the country. the police footages

from the western city, open the crew. what protest is trying to enter the state house police report to these 2 gas canisters to discuss crowds, they tried to send him to traffic. several people. the same thing to demonstrate took the same time, the quality of the cost of majesty schultz bytes security. in the meantime, kenyon present williams router claims that roger cool elements have hijacked the protest unannounced that the national army will be deployed across the country to help quite well beyond rest. are these motive we have conduct preexisting in the home of korea? kamani, the chairman of the national assembly is fine, is and planning coming to you who has been at the same 12, the storm over this tax proposal that particularly for his support of the new taxes and to slide to the police as if it's the situation at his house, almost 5 weeks out of control from 2 calls for reinforcements to secure his visit as kenya has now deployed military units to support the police across the country

in response to the emergency caused by the violent protest as a protest. also targeted the item. if but mostly kenya's, president william who to who would dislike to be loaded in washington has become deeply unpopular at home young can use. we'll see you. v as in associated respects, the president is strictly as hearing to the i am is model and as well as seeing the textbook and onto the countries. cool what to, to a has come out holding the protein. i'm for using this, noting that it is government wilson provides a response to the situation and that it is not in florida or even can see the of criminals pretending to be peaceful protest. this can bring tara against the people elected representatives on the institutions sufficient coverage on the institution . i'd expect to go for free. we must isolate crime from

democratic expression on separate criminals from people exercising the freedom of expression, and type ident hope in the meanwhile approaches says one, the government to abandon the plan tax hikes that which they all to will ciocca the economy and raise the cost of living for can use our really struggling to make ends need. so this is not the 1st time a sign in school has been met with such resistance from citizens and can yeah. last year it was the same story. so can you up with us? yeah. can use the say, the will not stop until they get what the, what we are here to the, to the come we want to, to walk you through this. what is the pause this finance bill? there will be demonstrations every day until the government gives us accountability of all texas. we just want them to be accountable. we're going on this case. i'm

here, the government, the government who's kind of here to help people. so we're not even close to the presidents taking us government is now quotes between i m. s a detached, so which off it's in governments to cut the deficit and the population, the reading from cost of living increases both won by inflation and steve tax increases. and the protest is, have evolved to space a mass of protest across the country against this find this bill if nothing is being done. well, we spoke to bill, come on, a national vice chairperson of the communist party of kenya. his page is that the only mess and world bank which continue to pressure kenya to implement fiscal reforms. that responsibility large need for this finance. as we, ma'am, uh, many of our complex that might say yes to be in the streets. we must make it clear

that they have the lot is in their hands. so i am in one thing that continued to impose them for the 6 on the email, sends king and population d. i am in historic and the order is probably one quote, interest not just to qualify you know, loans and sustainable, but also use the leverage in terms of the financial capital to the our international. i want internal affairs and even to use them to manipulate this service. i am may have made sure that we want them to do the relation 11. our invest,

wisconsin q. one is did one enterprises in this country. it's one of the home that i am a fund loveland. so this ease of up to the, for the, for the united states and get a new meal. it has to be on the tooth that even though the there is a solution that the i am this is not because the use of the file to try and call my it's our lead us to implement unemployed people on the table. apologies. but yesterday, the very low non violence from the assault technique was exposed to discrete. so i am, you know, as long as it's historical behavior. it's one of the colonial um,

projects that the $1.00 to $1.00 of the ones, most of the african countries, including pena, to be some additions to it. we must positive on the external changes that's continued on the net. all political discourse leads only in defendants. i'm from there, i'm now big canyon. people do shop on disk. while we're talking to our top story, a sanchez legal team on which leaks is courtney holding a press conference in temperate starting to put us in a minute ago. this is, of course, the fast following the brief of these, of jude installs that's listed in conspiracy to commit espionage for publishing. evidence of us will crime, human rights abuse, human rights abuse, and us wrongdoing around the world. this is journalism. this is the criminalization

of journalism, and while the plea deal does not fit a traditional precedent, it's not a court decision. the prosecution itself fits a president that can be used against the rest of the media. james is president of this prosecution to set an award winning australia in general, as he's been nominated for the face. possibly publications, has spent more than 5 years in a high security prison because of this expedition, requesting the united states. we are absolutely thrilled that julian is now hi administrative i can say when we landed here in australia, i became very emotional. the moment we landed and the prime minister was the 1st person to get on the phone to speak to julian join. thank team and the team and told the prime minister that he had saved his life. and i don't think that's an exaggeration the

. i want to take this opportunity to thank the prime minister harmonies to albany z for his principal leadership, the sites and treatment diplomacy that he showed in leading the effort to bring join home to a strike. there. it was as a physician later that he said enough is enough that there was nothing to be said by joins ongoing cost, duration. as prime minister, he kept his word, he res, at the highest level, at every single opportunity. he has continued to ask us to bring this to an end and his efforts completely changed the situation for join and enabled ami garcia. shes with us government the allowed us to raise this outcome. i also want to thank her and bassett, or to the us,

kevin rod f, one of the prime minister, whose relentless efforts in washington working together closely with us with myself and my co council. very public completely changed our relationship with us and completely changed the negotiations without his efforts. and he's a debt diplomacy. we would not be in the position we all today and julia would not be harm. i also want to thank steven smith at hot commissioner in london who worked tirelessly entertainment dfcs on the console staff who, who really facilitated actually at home are incredibly cons, joined along the way. this is a huge win for a straight. yes. and for us, right in democracy, this is a huge when's a free speech? this is a huge win, frustrated that al prime, minnesota suit up to ally the united states and demanded the return of an australian citizen. and at julian came home today is the product of 14 long years of legal battles, political advocacy,

and ongoing campaigning. not just by us, but by so many people in this community. a global movement was created around julian and the need to protect for a speech. and it's that global movement that has led to his release today. i really want to thank everyone who has joined us in the spot who have supported us along the way. because we that, that support and the campaigning that's being done. we just wouldn't be in this position. join is incredibly grateful for the support that he's had from the starting government and from the public here in australia and wedge a lot at the time. he's finally home. i'm going to invite my i'm have to, we might take questions. i might start at the end if that's okay. but i'd like to invite my, my us co council barry public to come in uh, address you about the play do the good evening

or earlier this evening. uh, earlier today in a court house in side pan. uh, we had a hearing that brought to a close prosecution that never should have been brought julian assigns has for so many years uh, sacrificed for freedom of speech and freedom with the prophecies sacrificed his own freedom. and finally, today that tragic situation handed, and we are all grateful that julian is back home now squarely where he belongs. back with stella, a back with his children were united with his father is unprecedented, unprecedented in the united states to use the espionage act to criminally, prosecute the journalist for a publisher. it's in the more than a 100 year history of that law. it has never been used in this fashion. it is

certainly our hope that it will never be again used in this fashion. julian spent years in bill marsh. no one should spend a day in prison for giving the public news worthy and important information. in this case, information that the united states government had committed war crimes, that there were a civilian casualties ex, financially greater than the united states government had admitted in iraq and afghanistan. it was definitely in the public interest to have this information. and julian provided it to the public, the performed a tremendous public service, not a crime. the problem with the espionage act is there is no the 1st amendment defense in the espionage act. it does by its terms, not matter. the reason why you, you publish of us for years and us government has claimed that these publications

did great harm today in court of the united states. government admitted that there was not a single person anywhere that they can produce that was actually harmed buddies, publications. and hopefully this is the end, not just of the case against julian assigned with the end of the case against journalism. thank you. the i wish to st. of the, the prime minister, albanese, the officials who have been working in dfcs on securing julian's release. i'd also like to thank the australian people who have made this possible because without.