Julian Assange Julian Assange asks UK court to drop arrest warrant WikiLeaks founder hopes ruling in his favour would allow him to leave Ecuadorian embassy Julian Assange has been living in the Ecuadorian embassy in London since 2012. Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PAThe WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, has asked a UK court to drop the arrest warrant that prevents him from leaving the Ecuadorian embassy in London, where he has been living for five and a half years. He said because Swedish extradition proceedings against Assange had come to an end, so had the life of the arrest warrant. Arbuthnot said she would give her judgment about the arrest warrant on 6 February. That would be our interpretation.”Before the Westminster hearing, Gareth Peirce, representing Assange, told reporters it was a “simple issue concerning the warrant and its status”.

Source: The Guardian January 26, 2018 10:36 UTC