Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange was on Wednesday sentenced to 50 weeks in jail by a UK court for breaching his bail conditions.
Assange had been found guilty of breaching the UK’s Bail Act by Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London last month after his arrest at the Ecuadorian Embassy, where he had sought refuge in 2012 following his bail over sexual assault charge.
Assange lawyer said his client was “gripped” by fears of rendition to the US over the years because of his work with whistle-blowing website.