01:41A plane believed to be carrying WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange touched down in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands on Wednesday morning local time.
Footage also shows exterior views in and around Saipan International Airport, and media groups waiting for Assange's arrival.
Assange left Belmarsh prison on Monday evening London time after reaching a plea deal with the US, boarding a plane at Stansted Airport.
The location of the hearing at a US district courthouse in Saipan - the largest of the Northern Mariana Islands, a US commonwealth - was chosen reportedly due to its proximity to Australia and Assange's own opposition to travelling to continental United States.
Assange is expected to plead guilty to one count of conspiring to obtain and disclose US national defence documents, with the sentence to reflect time served in Belmarsh - and return to home to Australia.
The WikiLeaks founder has been detained in London since 2019, and fought a long-running extradition battle with the US over 18 charges related to the release of classified documents.
He was initially granted political asylum by Ecuador in London in 2012 but was dragged from the embassy by UK police seven years later.
Touchdown! WikiLeaks founder Assange lands in Saipan ahead of US plea deal hearing
A plane believed to be carrying WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange touched down in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands on Wednesday morning local time.
Footage also shows exterior views in and around Saipan International Airport, and media groups waiting for Assange's arrival.
Assange left Belmarsh prison on Monday evening London time after reaching a plea deal with the US, boarding a plane at Stansted Airport.
The location of the hearing at a US district courthouse in Saipan - the largest of the Northern Mariana Islands, a US commonwealth - was chosen reportedly due to its proximity to Australia and Assange's own opposition to travelling to continental United States.
Assange is expected to plead guilty to one count of conspiring to obtain and disclose US national defence documents, with the sentence to reflect time served in Belmarsh - and return to home to Australia.
The WikiLeaks founder has been detained in London since 2019, and fought a long-running extradition battle with the US over 18 charges related to the release of classified documents.
He was initially granted political asylum by Ecuador in London in 2012 but was dragged from the embassy by UK police seven years later.
A plane believed to be carrying WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange touched down in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands on Wednesday morning local time.
Footage also shows exterior views in and around Saipan International Airport, and media groups waiting for Assange's arrival.
Assange left Belmarsh prison on Monday evening London time after reaching a plea deal with the US, boarding a plane at Stansted Airport.
The location of the hearing at a US district courthouse in Saipan - the largest of the Northern Mariana Islands, a US commonwealth - was chosen reportedly due to its proximity to Australia and Assange's own opposition to travelling to continental United States.
Assange is expected to plead guilty to one count of conspiring to obtain and disclose US national defence documents, with the sentence to reflect time served in Belmarsh - and return to home to Australia.
The WikiLeaks founder has been detained in London since 2019, and fought a long-running extradition battle with the US over 18 charges related to the release of classified documents.
He was initially granted political asylum by Ecuador in London in 2012 but was dragged from the embassy by UK police seven years later.