		<div class="wpcnt">
			<div class="wpa">
				<span class="wpa-about">Advertisements</span>
				<div class="u top_amp">
							<amp-ad width="300" height="265"
		 type="pubmine"
		 data-siteid="111265417"
		 data-section="2">
		</amp-ad>
				</div>
			</div>
		</div><p><b>Update: </b>Julian Assange has been found guilty of breaching his bail at Westminster Magistrates’ Court and faces a jail sentence of up to 12 months when he is sentenced at Crown Court.</p>
<p>Assange was remanded in custody and will be sentenced at Southwark Crown Court at a date to be set.</p>
<p>He will next appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on May 2 by prison video-link in relation to the extradition case.</p>
<p>Assange waved to the public gallery as he was taken down to the cells.</p>
<p>The judge described Assange’s defence as “laughable”.</p>
<blockquote><p>He said: “Mr Assange’s behaviour is that of a narcissist who cannot get beyond his own selfish interests.</p></blockquote>
<p>“He hasn’t come close to establishing ‘reasonable excuse’.”</p>
<p><b>Update: </b>Julian Assange has pleaded not guilty to a charge at Westminster Magistrates’ Court that he failed to surrender to custody as required for an extradition order to Sweden.</p>
<p>Assange will not give evidence but his lawyer will argue he had a “reasonable excuse” for not surrendering to custody.</p>
<p>The court also heard the US has requested Assange’s extradition over an allegation that he conspired with intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning to disclose documents.</p>
<p>Assange was told he is now accused under section six, not section seven, of the Bail Act and must re-enter his plea.</p>
<p>When asked if he still denied the charge, Assange replied: “I’m a bit curious as to why there’s been this sudden change”.</p>
<p>The judge explained: “The computer produced the wrong section.”</p>
<p>Video now available: Julian Assange arrives at court after almost seven-year stay in Ecuadorian embassy.</p>
<p><b>Update: Julian Assange appears at Westminster Magistrates’ Court following earlier arrest</b></p>
<p>Julian Assange has appeared in the dock at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in front of District Judge Michael Snow following his earlier arrest at the Ecuadorian embassy in London.</p>
<figure id="attachment_129957" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-129957" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/E45EA650-EC20-4F63-8FCB-5ABE2A64C86D.jpeg"><img class="size-full wp-image-129957" src="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/E45EA650-EC20-4F63-8FCB-5ABE2A64C86D.jpeg" alt="" width="600" height="338" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-129957" class="wp-caption-text">Julian Assange arrives at Westminster Magistrates&#8217; Court in London, after the WikiLeaks founder was arrested by officers from the Metropolitan Police and taken into custody following the Ecuadorian government&#8217;s withdrawal of asylum</figcaption></figure>
<p>A packed public gallery and a full press bench watched as he walked into court wearing a black suit and polo shirt.</p>
<p>With grey hair tied into a ponytail and long beard, Assange saluted the public gallery before giving a thumbs up.</p>
<p><a href="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/1646AA01-1F59-4F6F-9146-FEE2768C1C2B.jpeg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-129944" src="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/1646AA01-1F59-4F6F-9146-FEE2768C1C2B.jpeg" alt="" width="1444" height="596" /></a></p>
<p>Members of the public were warned they would be in contempt of court if they recorded proceedings.</p>
<p>Assange sat calmly reading a Gore Vidal book as he waited for his lawyers to arrive in court.</p>
<p>Outside the court, five pro-Assange lawyers arrived carrying signs reading “Hands Off Assange” and “Free Press, Free Assange” ahead of Julian Assange’s court appearance.</p>
<p><i>&#8211; PA</i></p>
			<div style="padding-bottom:15px;" class="wordads-tag" data-slot-type="belowpost">
				<div id="atatags-dynamic-belowpost-68ed525c3182e">
					<script type="text/javascript">
						window.getAdSnippetCallback = function () {
							if ( false === ( window.isWatlV1 ?? false ) ) {
								// Use Aditude scripts.
								window.tudeMappings = window.tudeMappings || [];
								window.tudeMappings.push( {
									divId: 'atatags-dynamic-belowpost-68ed525c3182e',
									format: 'belowpost',
								} );
							}
						}

						if ( document.readyState === 'loading' ) {
							document.addEventListener( 'DOMContentLoaded', window.getAdSnippetCallback );
						} else {
							window.getAdSnippetCallback();
						}
					</script>
				</div>
			</div>
Discover more from London Glossy Post
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.
