Julian Assange on Wednesday was handed a jail sentence for skipping bail in the UK while awaiting extradition to Sweden on sexual assault accusations in 2012.
WikiLeaks, the pet project of embattled whistleblower Julian Assange, has derided his jail sentence as « vindictive » and expressed concerns over the upcoming hearing on his possible extradition to the United States.
« Julian Assange’s sentence is as shocking as it is vindictive, » the organisation tweeted on Wednesday. « We have grave concerns as to whether he will receive a fair extradition hearing in the UK. »
Earlier in the day, the 47-year-old WikiLeaks co-founder was sentenced to 50 weeks in prison by a UK court for violating his bail conditions in 2012.
