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Assange: Free at last

Julian Assange arrives in Australia as a free man

Julian Assange arriving in Canberra: a free man Source: AAP / LUKAS COCH/EPA/AAP Image

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, whom the USA accused of espionage, has returned to Australia to great cheers. After a 12-year legal odyssey, he had agreed on a deal with the US judiciary. His family was finally able to welcome the WikiLeaks founder as a free man to Canberra. Dieter Herrmann, editor-in-chief of WEEK IN AUSTRALIA, has repeatedly spoken critically about Julian Assange's detention in this program. He is now very pleased with this surprising and positive outcome of the dispute.



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