NEW: Wikileaks founder Julian Assange sentenced to 50 weeks in prison for jumping bail by British court.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrived at Southwark Crown Court in central London Wednesday raising a defiant fist in front of cameras, before being sentenced to 50 weeks behind bars for jumping bail in 2012.
British Judge Deborah Taylor handed him a sentence just under the maximum term for the offense, which was a full year, saying he displayed a"disdain for the law of this country." Hours after he was arrested by British authorities in April, U.S. prosecutors announced charges against him for allegedly conspiring with former intelligence officer Chelsea Manning to gain unlawful access to a government computer.
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