In full: 'Julian will always defend victims' - Stella Assange speaks at Wikileaks press conference

Wikileaks will hold a press conference after its founder Julian Assange lands in Australia after pleading guilty and being set free after a 14 year legal odyssey. Assange is officially a free man after pleading guilty to obtaining and publishing United States military secrets. Twelve years after he first locked himself in a London embassy to avoid possible extradition to the US, the WikiLeaks founder on Wednesday boarded a flight to Canberra after a US judge declared he had already served his sentence in Belmarsh Prison. Judge Ramona Manglona wished an “early happy birthday” to Assange, who turns 53 next week. “I hope you will start your new life in a positive manner,” she said. Read more here: Subscribe to The Telegraph with our special offer: just £1 for 3 months. Start your free trial now: Get the latest headlines: and are websites of The Telegraph, the UK's best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture. #assange #australia #wikileaks