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| Subject: Julian Assange faces up to 12 months in UK jail as judge finds him guilty of skipping bail after he was finally dragged out of Ecuadorian Embassy Thu Apr 11, 2019 5:49 pm | |
| Julian Assange is facing up to 12 months in a British prison after he was found guilty of skipping bail to avoid being extradited to Sweden in 2012 to face allegations of rape and sexual assault.
The Wikileaks founder finally appeared in court today after he was sensationally expelled from the Ecuadorian embassy in London, where he has been claiming political refuge for the past seven years.
A judge branded Assange's defence 'laughable' and his behaviour that of a 'narcissist who cannot get beyond his own selfish interests' after he pleaded not guilty to breaching his bail conditions, claiming he did so because he could never expect a fair trial in the UK.
Ecuador's decision to revoke his political asylum this morning saw a diplomatic falling of dominoes, with seven British police officers entering the embassy at 10am before restraining him as he tried to flee to his private room.
They then dragged the fugitive away kicking and screaming into a van as he shouted 'this is unlawful' and 'the UK must resist'.
In a dramatic turn of events, he was then also charged by US government prosecutors with conspiring with American whistleblower Chelsea Manning to break the password of a classified government computer in 2010.
Assange participated in the hacking in 'real-time' and encouraged the act, which led to one of the largest leaks of classified information in US history, according to a statement.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6911187/Wikileaks-founder-Julian-Assange-arrested-police.html |
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