Julian Assange’s wife speaks of elation over plea deal

Stella Assange says she has not yet told the couple's two young sons about their father's release from prison

Julian's Assange's wife has told of her elation that the WikiLeaks founder has been released from Belmarsh prison in London and will soon be a free man" under a deal in which he will plead guilty to violating US espionage law.

Speaking from Australia, where she flew on Sunday to prepare her family's new life, Stella Assange, a human rights lawyer, said she had not told the couple's two young sons, Gabriel and Max, about their father's release after five years in jail for fear of the information leaking.