Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been sentenced to 50 weeks in jail for violating his bail conditions after seven years holed up inside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. The whistleblower sought refuge at the London address in 2012 after he was accused of sexual offences in Sweden. As he was taken down to the cells, Assange defiantly raised his fist to the supporters in the public gallery behind him. In a letter read to court, Assange “apologised unreservedly” for “the way I pursued my case”. They were not invented by him, they were gripping him throughout.”The extradition request will be heard by a London court on Thursday.

Source: Huffington Post May 01, 2019 11:03 UTC