Why is Julian Assange flying to the remote Pacific island of Saipan?

Julian Assange traveled to Saipan for a plea deal, aiming to plead guilty and return home after a 14-year legal journey. US prosecutors said Assange wanted to go to a court close to his home of Australia but not in the continental United States. Saipan is the capital of the Northern Mariana Islands (NMI), a US commonwealth in the western Pacific that begins roughly 70 kilometers (44 miles) north of Guam and stretches across 14 islands.

Julian Assange on his way to Northern Mariana Islands for plea deal

rnz.co.nz - 25/Jun 18:21

The WikiLeaks founder is headed to Saipan, the capital of the US commonwealth in the Pacific.

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daily maverick - 25/Jun 19:18

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theguardian.com - 25/Jun 13:31

Assange is reportedly travelling to a US plea deal hearing on the island of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands

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thejournal.ie - 25/Jun 12:48

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aljazeera.com - 25/Jun 10:08

Assange will plead guilty to one espionage charge in a US court in Saipan, before returning home to Australia.

Julian Assange's legal team speaks outside Saipan courthouse

smh.com.au - 26/Jun 02:30

Lawyers of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange have spoken after he pleaded guilty on US territory in the Northern Mariana Islands.

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lovablevibes.co - 25/Jun 22:45

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securityaffairs.co - 25/Jun 10:54

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Australia’s most senior diplomat in UK flying with Julian Assange to Saipan

theguardian.com - 25/Jun 09:35

WikiLeaks founder due to be sentenced at a hearing in Northern Mariana Islands

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itsecuritynews.info - 25/Jun 02:12

WikiLeaks boss already out of Blighty and ultimately off to home in Australia, if all goes to plan Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been freed...

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