Wikileaks’ assange gets 50 weeks in prison for bail-jumping

The white-haired Assange stood impassively with his hands clasped while the sentence was read. His supporters in the public gallery at Southwark Crown Court chanted "shame on you"

at the judge as Assange was led away. The Australian secret-spiller sought asylum in the South American country's London embassy in June 2012 to avoid extradition to Sweden, where he

was wanted for questioning over rape and sexual assault allegations. He said Assange had a "well-founded" fear that he would be mistreated and possibly sent to the U.S. detention

camp for terrorism suspects at Guantanamo Bay. Summers read a letter from Assange apologizing for his behavior in 2012 and saying "I did what I thought was best." "I found

myself struggling with terrifying circumstances," the letter said. Assange was arrested April 11 after Ecuador revoked his political asylum, accusing him of everything from meddling in

the nation's foreign affairs to poor hygiene. He faces a separate court hearing Thursday on a U.S. extradition request. American authorities have charged Assange with conspiring to

break into a Pentagon computer system.