The Australian national was given refuge at the residence in 2012 while on bail in the UK over charges of sexual assault and rape in Sweden, which he denies.Assange was found guilty of breaching the bail act last month and was sentenced today.Assange told the court he had been “struggling with difficult circumstances,” and apologised to those who “consider I’ve disrespected them.”“I did what I thought at the time was the best or perhaps the only thing that I could have done,” he said.
Judge Taylor told Assange that “by hiding in the embassy you deliberately put yourself out of reach, while remaining in the UK.” “You exploited your privileged position to flout the law and advertised internationally your disdain for the law of this country,” she added, noting the policing resources outside of the embassy during the time he was there cost the taxpayer £16 million.
Assange will face a hearing on Thursday related to his potential extradition to the US over allegations that he conspired with former US intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning to download classified databases.
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