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In a letter read to the court, Assange apologized to those who "consider I have disrespected them," and said he had struggled in difficult circumstances.
British Judge Deborah Taylor handed him a sentence just under the maximum term for the offense, which was a full year, saying he displayed a "disdain for the law of this country."
The judge said Assange should have left the embassy to face due process "with the rights and protections which the legal system in this country provides."
Assange skipped bail and stayed at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London to avoid extradition to Sweden, where he was wanted on sexual assault allegations, which he has denied. He was arrested at the embassy in mid-April.
Assange had fled to the Ecuadorian embassy in June 2012, where he remained until this past April 11. While the Ecuadorians were staunch advocates of his protection, in recent years the relationship between them and Assange soured.
Relations further deteriorated after the 2017 election of Lenin Moreno, who described Assange as "a spoiled brat" and "a thorn in our side" after he was ousted from the embassy. Moreno repeated allegations by embassy staff that Assange displayed aggressive behavior and smeared feces on walls.
He is also wanted in the U.S. in connection with one of the largest thefts of classified government information in American history.
https://abcnews.go.com/Internationa...0-weeks-prison-jumping-bail/story?id=62749616
What do you think of Mr. Assange?
British Judge Deborah Taylor handed him a sentence just under the maximum term for the offense, which was a full year, saying he displayed a "disdain for the law of this country."
The judge said Assange should have left the embassy to face due process "with the rights and protections which the legal system in this country provides."
Assange skipped bail and stayed at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London to avoid extradition to Sweden, where he was wanted on sexual assault allegations, which he has denied. He was arrested at the embassy in mid-April.
Assange had fled to the Ecuadorian embassy in June 2012, where he remained until this past April 11. While the Ecuadorians were staunch advocates of his protection, in recent years the relationship between them and Assange soured.
Relations further deteriorated after the 2017 election of Lenin Moreno, who described Assange as "a spoiled brat" and "a thorn in our side" after he was ousted from the embassy. Moreno repeated allegations by embassy staff that Assange displayed aggressive behavior and smeared feces on walls.
He is also wanted in the U.S. in connection with one of the largest thefts of classified government information in American history.
https://abcnews.go.com/Internationa...0-weeks-prison-jumping-bail/story?id=62749616
What do you think of Mr. Assange?
