WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been sentenced to 50 weeks in jail by a London court for skipping bail to enter the Ecuadorian embassy where he was holed up for almost seven years until police dragged him out last month.
Judge Deborah Taylor read out the sentence on Wednesday as Assange, in a black jacket and grey sweatshirt, looked on.
Taylor said Assange had exploited his privileged position to flout the law and express his disdain for British justice.
