the irregular mobilisation by some units of the bolivian army , saying democracy must be respected . he then addressed the nation, alongside his cabinet, calling on the bolivian people and social groups to mobilize against the attempted coup. and in the past hour, the president and vice president have greeted supporters in the plaza murillo after police retook control. the public prosecutor s office says it s to launch a criminal investigation against a top general juanjose zuniga and others for leading the insurrection. i m joined now from la paz by local journalist gabriel diez, from the bolivian newswebsite la nube. great to be able to speak to you on this story. bring us up to speed on the latest situation. to speed on the latest situation. ., ~ , ., ., situation. thank you for the interview situation. thank you for the interview. well, situation. thank you for the interview. well, long - situation. thank you for the interview. well, long story| interview. well,
documents. that was part of a deal to end his iii year legal battle over the leaking of vast amounts of secret us military information on the internet. the 52 year old is now on his way home to australia following the hearing. and from where a southeast asia correspondent jonathan had sent this report. the last stage of a very long journey. julian assange walked into the courtroom on this remote pacific island to hear whether the agreement he d struck with us prosecutors would stick. after two hours of very careful consideration by the judge, it did. he pleaded guilty, and she agreed to a sentence equal to the time he d already served in britain. but his lawyers still insist his prosecution for breaking an espionage law was unjust. we firmly believed that mr assange never should have been charged under the espionage act, and engaged in exercise thatjournalists engage in every day. and we re thankful that they do. it is appropriate, though, for this fight to end and it is appr
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abroad. good evening. a fifth conservative figure is now being investigated by the gambling commission over alleged bets on the timing of the general election. the conservative party has withdrawn its support for two candidates, craig williams and laura saunders. now russell george, a conservative member of the welsh parliament, is being looked into as well. and labour has suspended one of its candidates, kevin craig, who admitted he had bet against himself losing in a suffolk constituency. and now a cabinet minister has said he was joking when he told the bbc he d won more than £2,000 on the timing of the election. more on that in a moment, but here s our political editor chris mason. this is craig williams, a friend and parliamentary aide to the prime minister, he turned down my request for an interview but said this on social media this afternoon. i remain on the ballot paper on the 4th ofjuly and i hope to secure your support after years of delivering. i committed an err