Julian Assange sentenced for jumping bail by British court

Jack Taylor/Getty Images(LONDON) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrived at Southwark Crown Court in central London Wednesday raising a defiant fist in front of cameras, before being sentenced to 50 weeks behind bars for jumping bail in 2012. Assange skipped bail and stayed at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London to avoid extradition to Sweden, where …

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