A British court has sentenced WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to 50 weeks in prison,... after jumping bail and taking refuge in Ecuador's Embassy in London, seven years ago.<br />However, the United States is still seeking the 47-year-old's extradition for prosecution there,... as officials have left open the possibility that he could face criminal charges in the U.S., as well.<br />Assange is facing a charge of conspiracy to hack into a Pentagon computer network,... which he has denied.<br />Assange was arrested on April 11th,... after the Ecuadorean government decided to withdraw its protection,... and allowed British police to remove him from the embassy in London. <br />
