as the us government has claimed that these publications do great harm today in court of the united states government admitted that there is 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 aside, but the end of the case against journalism. thank you the i wish to thank the prime minister of uneasy c. 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 their support, there would not be the political space to be able to achieve

julian's freedom. and that support is across across the board. i think the opposition for also supporting julians release. it took all, all of them. it took millions of people. it took people working behind the scenes, people protesting on the streets for days and weeks and months and years and we achieved it. the

king doing, julian wanted me to sincerely think everyone he wanted to be here, but you have to understand what he's been through. he needs time, he needs to recuperate. and this is a process. i ask you please, to give us space to give us privacy. to find our place to let our family via, solely before he can speak again at a time of his choosing. i think it's important to recognize that julian's release and the breakthrough in the

negotiations came at a time when there had been a breakthrough in the legal case in the u. k. in the extradition, where the high court had allowed permission to appeal, there was a court date set for the 9th and 10th of july, an upcoming court dates in which julian would be able to raise the 1st amendment of argument at the high court. and it is in this context that things finally started to move. uh, i think it, it reveals how uncomfortable to the united states government is in fact of having these arguments errands because this case, the fact is that this case is an attack on journalism. it's an attack on the public's right to know,

and it should never have been brought. julian should never have spent a single day in prison. but today we celebrate. because today, join is free. take 10 minutes of questions, just address them to the individual. and anyone ripped out well

to start with, there's no evidence of any actual harm and that's exactly what the us government acknowledged in, in court today. and so i pon so there is no evidence that anyone was physically hundreds of those guys, publications. the public interest in our publications is clear evidence of war crimes. so the us had not disclose the extent of civilian casualties in iraq and afghanistan. the use of torture and other forms of human rights abuse around the world. there is no denying the public interest in which he likes publications which is reflected in the reasons why which he likes has one the will clear water myself standing contribution to generalising the sydney pays prize. the fact that julia is being nominated for the nobel peace prize every year since there's complications. so to suggest that this is not in the public interest. i don't understand devices from which they could possibly suggest. and so i think it's, this is clear the

yes i was overcome by emotion when, when i 1st church the there were proud steering that i didn't even know where they're behind defense because it was dark. and then i heard them cheer more and more and flashes and then i turned the corner and then i saw the 2 is coming and and we embraced. and i mean, i think you've seen the pictures i, i don't want to express in words. what is obvious from, from the image the julian joey needs time to recover a to to get used to freedom of someone

told me yesterday who, who had been through something similar to that freedom comes slowly and i want you in to have that space to rediscover freedom, slowly and quickly. and there was huge. that's clearly public interest in the, in the day and seemed here as it was released by weekly likes and in terms of the gaiety of those publications. there's a, there's a us court decision showing that it had the highest possible protection of the 1st amendment. so from the principal point of view, people might not lock the politics of any particular publication,

but that publication is absolutely protected by the 1st amendment. as us quotes have found the things best. barry speaks of it. there are absolutely no restrictions on julian. the case against him is over. there is no gag order. uh there are no other restrictions. uh he was going to be able to go back to uh, whatever like the fuses to build uh was still in his, his family the uh the negotiations were protracted process. uh that

went on for several months. uh, sort of in fits and starts. uh, there we were not close to any sort of a resolution until a few weeks ago when the department of justice re engage and they've been very intense negotiations over the last few weeks. one thing we were very clear about was that any resolution would have to end this matter and that julie would be 3 said he was not going to do additional time in prison. he was in due time under supervision. and there's a lot of time under a gag order. so that was one absolute requirement. another significant point of negotiation was where the plea would be taken.

julian did not want to come to the united states and in any form. ultimately, obviously we negotiate a side pan under conditions where he would be released in the u. k. you would come to a site and not as a prisoner of the united states or of the united kingdom and that we would come in and leave on the same day, which is exactly what happened. and the other provisions of the plea that were very significant. the united states agreed that they are not going to bring any other charges against julian for any conduct to any publications, any news gathering anything at all that occurred prior to the time of the place. and so even if he had prevailed in the expeditions proceeding, that would have just result this case. this results any possible case that the

united states could bring against julian for any subject matter. so that was obviously very significant to us. okay, thanks. uh, today we celebrate to ins, freedom to is the day that the suite deal was approved by the judge. i think it's also a day where i hope journalists and editors and publishers everywhere realize the danger of

the uh of this uh u. s. case against julian. uh, that criminalizes that has uh secured a conviction for news gathering and publishing information that was in the public interest. that was true that the public deserve to know and that precedent now town and will be used in the future against the rest of the press. so it is in the, in the interest of all of the press to seek for this. the current state of affairs to, to uh, change through a form of the espionage act uh through uh, increased press uh protections and yes. eventually when the time

comes not today. uh, a pardon the i think uh for the price is in a very dangerous place. its not, it's not evidence that it will uh to move towards more protections, but rather less there needs to be a conscious and joint effort to push back. and that push part should of that push back should have resulted in the dropping of the case against julia. unfortunately,

that didn't happen. that would have been the only good outcome for the preston general if, if the u. s. government had to abandon this case entirely. now you have a you have the press in, in, uh, as vulnerable position as julian has been. and that, that came the day the indictment came down. let's be clear about that. that didn't come down with this conviction. and frankly, that mobilization should have happened years ago, and that's what enabled the conviction i think you'll be partner this, the press unites to push back against this

a precedent because it affects all of you. it affects your future ability to inform the public and to publish without fear. no comments. or we have 3 more questions. what i can say this afternoon when we landed is that the seller enjoyed. and we certainly hope that at some point the look, he just arrived in australia after being in a high security prison for over 5 years. and a come on $72.00, our flights or something like that. it's a premature julian has to

recover, that's the priority. and the fact is that julian is will always defend the human rights will always defend victims. he's always done that. and that's just part of who he is, is deeply principles. and he remains deeply principles. right. thank you very much, everybody. well here i just saw him and feeling it to others. cute in the phones is now free, so that was the fast official press conference made by his nickel team and his wife off to his loan, johnny home, and thought to pay. so the hotel, just a few minutes drive from parliament and me

a straight in capital eyes who is he laid out as close to the victory that this was not just possibly for him. the most famous, wistful, blow a full time, but also for press free to express. the hope that the us government would never abuse the espionage act in this way. again, allowing john this globally to safely expose any government wrong. doing a huge banks was paid to one of those who facilitate the best not just on a political level, but also at the street level. you know, the millions of activists who have relentless, he protested for his release, and the special mention page is straight in p. m. for part of taking on lucas highlight america and putting an end to a sanchez saca very visibly emotional. stella talked about the tone, of course, that this is taken on her husband's asking to space and saying that you did what a much and speak when he is ready. it is walk mentioned here that the question of a sanchez health is been very serious. he discussed,

especially off the stuff that ministry can prism is what is broken ribs from up assistant cough. in fact, over 60 doctors wrote to nathan latter expressing that fear that she might even die behind false. so just very quickly, to recap, 52 roads. you're getting a sounds of to 7 years. hold off in ecuador, and embassy in london. 5 years in belmont prison, launched in a 3 by 2 me to select 3. so is free on home in australia, release from belmont on monday he threw bite child to jet and such a band from flank marshal. i'm not taught to accost a will ping toss a $1000000.00 which a pack watch have to pay back to a straight in government. he flew to the service, sends us charge from the pacific. the court hearing took place. he pled guilty to a single espionage charge on the us and set him free, considering his time stopped. so full 10 years of legal, lois of tubing ruthlessly pursued by washington for releasing those secret military documents relating to us blue crimes and a rock and found

a stone. i'm to find anything a risk of us fascination by c i. a officials who were proportionately planning his abduction and kidding. that is $195.00. a case which many i've seen as politically motivates mis shooting. threat to press freedom is closed. julian, it sounds like we just had that press conference, the wiki leaks found to is back home. finally able to hawk his young sons, who until now had only ever seen him twice a month and belmont prison. so one of the most controversial legal cases, which is by people all over the world to take on government and hold them accountable if i went to get the songs himself surpass. well, so that will have to wait to see the on how to ukraine, why the situation on the ground remains tense. with heavy fighting in the hall coast region as ukrainian troops attempt to dislodge russian positions. successful drug and operations have become crucial for both sides. all teasing course, donald visited a u, a v t squad versus

a smart special forces unit and sent us this report. the info chomsky ukraine is on a desperate quest for revenge cube has a mast thousands of troops in the bid to keep the enemy back. we are imbedded with a russian unit health drone pilots on a mission to deny ukraine the opportunity to strike a little. a lot of them are fitted within your frontier and you've got the enemy's movements were detected to them and they had several attempts to storm the private sector to get behind our allies. we detected everything and fired at it. and so in some places, would that be be drones? once the rival force is bolted, it is pursued relentlessly, either until the surrender will meet the bit to read. a brutal rule said accepted by both sides and zip as it brought something out that i'm going to tell you what that what we found them in some places. so it's not just that you bomb ones and they retreat and yet they hide the holes in the basement. or the come on to over

this month's special forces units known by the call sign. that translates as bob barry and says, their main goal is to paralyze any movement of ukrainian troops in the town. if they come to maneuver con, carry out soup rotation and evacuate their wounded que forces have no other option but to flee. so i thought about the way we operate pretty fast. the pilots are close to the enemy. some days later, the enemy left the positions they tried to take a can because the drone, by its very definition is an expandable item. you need many, many thousands of them and what the special forces obama have established here. it's a full cycle manufacturer for you, for the death of the other. there's a projectile preparation going on of the coordinator here in the dropping systems. is that going to fuses high explosive project, 1000 people split out of a fragmentation project house value. and i was good to hear. we have thermal

barracks, munitions for special purposes, fed them. i bought a of the annual. what's the waste there is probably make you like a 3.5 kilograms. and here you have sub munitions. right? that. but that's right. the bottom of it is that sub munitions for enemies, manpower, very effective for 20 feet to the side. overall chance is never blind. always vigilant. always leave. so the minimum is just the, that's a, here's the live situation in the town. the enemy doesn't offer it actively during the day because it's dangerous, not only for health, but for life. the sky is so dense with the russian and ukrainian who waves drone dog fights have become a common sight. seeing you meant to deal with them was we have videos, we shut down the enemy's maverick drone with ours are survived. we put it above there so that and then you will ukrainian to mind is holding back. no resources

trying to out number the russians by an order of magnitude. but where one might see a problem varvara and his men see an opportunity for us to show what if i take yours to let them bring more, the more we have the more drones we hit, it should be this way. not like, oh there are so many of them. i will not go there. no. the other way around. you will not miss optimism is needed for you to look at that. a philosophy that seems to be the foundation of the smart special forces. i'm a guess done up reporting from the russia ukraine border. see i'm fine with the 5 hearings over the us, john, less to us and the gosh, quite a bit. so rested on us. you know, it's charges has kicked off in the russian city, or if you've got to read the book, several reporters were allowed into the court room off to which the trial continued behind close tools. what do any me like now? is that what you correspondent marine a culture of a marina just for those who don't know, just remind us about the case,

what's behind it, and what do we know about the hearing? absolutely. well, the hearing lasted a few hours and it was behind closed doors, of course, due to the nature of the accusations, and the trial will continue mid august. that is literally all we know so far. now there was some confusion regarding why he was being charged and you can see the board of which is 800 miles away from moscow where he's he was held all along since he was arrested in march 2023. but that is because he was arrested there and according to investigators who was arrested, read hand that acting on the orders of the c. i a trying to get information regarding a tank factory there. and they claim that he was arrested a right handed with the evidence. and that is the evidence that investigators claim that they handed over since then to the court in the to the book. and they claim that he was interested in the activities of that time. factory, as well as the production and repair of military equipments. now, the reporter,

as well as wall street journal, who employed them at the time they claimed that he was simply gauging the opinions of russians regarding the special military operation. well, not so according to the f as b, and they claim that they have the evidence to prove as well. like i said, the trial will continue mid august and it is convicted all of espionage charges and he faces up to 20 years behind bars. that was all she corresponded were not close throughout spring us to violate still not many things not as also. a just for a couple of minutes, we'll be back in around 4 minutes. we'll see you then the,

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