WikiLeaks founder Assange arrested in London after Ecuador withdraws asylum

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British police arrest WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange after 7 years in Ecuador embassy

LONDON: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's nearly seven-year stay at Ecuador's embassy in London came to an abrupt end on Thursday when police entered the building and arrested him after Ecuador withdrew his asylum.

"I can confirm that Julian Assange is now in police custody and rightly facing justice in the UK," British Home Secretary Sajid Javid said on Twitter.AdvertisementWikiLeaks accused Ecuador of breaching international law by withdrawing his asylum and said the country's ambassador to London had"invited" police into the embassy building to carry out the arrest.

Russia accused Britain of"strangling freedom" with Assange's arrest, in a Facebook message by foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova.

 

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