NEW: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange sentenced to 50 weeks in prison for skipping bail in England in 2012.
LONDON — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was sentenced by a British judge on Wednesday to 50 weeks in prison for skipping bail in England and hiding out for seven years in the country's Ecuadorean Embassy.
Last month, Ecuador withdrew Assange's diplomatic asylum, and he was arrested by British police. He pleadedOn Wednesday, he was sentenced at London's Southwark Crown Court to 50 weeks in prison. However, Judge Deborah Taylor said the defendant merited what was almost the maximum sentence of one year, according to the AP. His seven years in the embassy cost British taxpayers 16 million pounds , and the judge added that he sought asylum as a"deliberate attempt to delay justice."Assange's supporters chanted"shame on you!" from the public gallery while he was led away.
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