A US court has approved the deal between Wikileaks founder Julian Assange and the American justice system in connection with espionage allegations and sealed his release. The BBC and the British "Guardian" reported unanimously on Wednesday (local time) from the courtroom on the Mariana Island of Saipan, a US territory in the Pacific. According to the report, the 52-year-old will be released in return for a guilty plea after having already served his sentence in the UK.