Key Points
Julian Assange was freed after pleading guilty to violating US espionage laws, ending a 14-year legal battle..
His wife, Stella, is crowdfunding to cover the USD 520,000 debt for his charter flight home to Australia.. s)..
Hours before WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange walked free on Wednesday, his wife, Stella Assange, on Tuesday said the cost of her husband's return flight was half a million dollars...
Appealing for donations to cover the USD 520,000 debt for Julian's jet, Stella, in a fundraising campaign on X said, "Julian's travel to freedom comes at a massive cost: Julian will owe USD 520,000 which he is obligated to pay back to the Australian government for charter Flight VJ199."..
Julian Assange walked free on Wednesday from a court on the US Pacific island territory of Saipan after pleading guilty to violating US espionage law in a deal that allowed him to head straight home to Australia...
