Julian Assange arrives at the Westminster Magistrates Court in London
Julian Assange has arrived at Westminster Magistrates Court, a CNN producer at the court has confirmed. He is now inside the building but the courtroom is yet to open.
Julian Assange gestures to the media from a police vehicle on his arrival at Westminster Magistrates court on Thursday in London, England.From CNN’s Lindsay Isaac in London He praised Ecuador’s President Lenin Moreno’s “very courageous decision … to resolve this situation that has been going on for nearly seven years.”
On Thursday, one of Assange's lawyers confirmed the WikiLeaks founder had been arrested on behalf of the US.UK police confirmed Thursday that Assange has been arrested"on behalf of the United States authorities" who are seeking his extradition. “My client and I have just recieved the news that Assange has been arrested in London. It did understandably come as a shock to my client that what we have been waiting and hoping for since 2012 has now finally happened.”
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