WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was arrested at Ecuador’s embassy in London after Ecuador withdrew asylum protection on Thursday. Hours later, the U.S. Justice Department said Mr. Assange had been indicted in federal court on a computer-hacking conspiracy charge. Image: RuptlyEcuador’s diplomatic protection of Julian Assange once allowed the small Andean nation’s leftist government to antagonize its U.S. foe and argue that it was defending free speech, while cracking down on the press at home. But after seven years and a new government, that relationship frayed, as President Lenín Moreno sought to improve Ecuador’s relations with the U.S. After calling the WikiLeaks founder an “inherited problem,” Mr. Moreno on Thursday revoked Mr. Assange’s asylum, allowing his arrest. Officials described him...

Source: Wall Street Journal April 12, 2019 10:00 UTC