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So much news - Julian Assange: Wikileaks co-founder jailed over bail breach
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-48118908The 47-year-old was found guilty of breaching the Bail Act last month after his arrest at the Ecuadorian Embassy.
In a letter read to the court, Assange said he had found himself "struggling with difficult circumstances".
He apologised to those who "consider I've disrespected them", a packed Southwark Crown Court heard.
"I did what I thought at the time was the best or perhaps the only thing that I could have done," he said.
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