British court sentences Assange to 50 weeks in prison for violating terms of release on bail

16:20, 01.05.2019 1 min read

A court in Britain has imprisoned Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, for 50 weeks for violating the conditions of release on bail, the British television reported on Wednesday.

"It's hard to imagine a more visual case of such a violation of the law. The sentence is 50 weeks," a Sky News correspondent quoted the judge as saying.