WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been arrested at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, the Metropolitan Police has confirmed.
Assange was arrested for “failing to surrender to the court” after a warrant was issued by the Westminster Magistrates’ Court on 29 June 2012.
The Metropolitan police announced Assange was taken into custody at a central London police station where he will remain until presented before Westminster Magistrates’ Court as soon as possible.
In a statement, the Met police said: “The MPS had a duty to execute the warrant, on behalf of Westminster Magistrates’ Court, and was invited into the embassy by the Ambassador, following the Ecuadorian government’s withdrawal of asylum.”
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— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) April 11, 2019
Julian Assange did not "walk out of the embassy". The Ecuadorian ambassador invited British police into the embassy and he was immediately arrested.
WATCH: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is arrested at the Ecuadorian embassy in London https://t.co/wE9u9wYvCC pic.twitter.com/ajxH5R6aOT
— CNN International (@cnni) April 11, 2019
Julian Assange has been arrested by officers from the Metropolitan Police Service https://t.co/yhOIPbmMo2 pic.twitter.com/dUrDp228In
— Metropolitan Police (@metpoliceuk) April 11, 2019
Assange had been a resident at the Embassy for almost seven years.
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