“Experts: Assange be punished too hard”

“Almost a year of imprisonment is a disproportionate punishment for Wikileaksgrundaren Julian Assange, considers a group of UN experts.”

“he was imprisoned in the högsäkerhetsfängelset Belmarsh”

“Assange was sentenced to 50 weeks imprisonment for having violated the conditions of his bail in 2012. According to the expert group at the UN high commissioner for human rights, OHCHR, should the crime be seen as a minor offence.”