WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange sentenced to 50 weeks in jail

Published May 1, 2019 11:06am ET



WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was sentenced Wednesday to 50 weeks in jail.

He was found guilty last month of breaking his bail conditions after he claimed asylum in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London in 2012 to avoid extradition to Sweden to face sexual assault allegations.

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