LONDON — Police in London say they’ve arrested WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at the Ecuadorean embassy on a court warrant dating back to 2012. BREAKING: #Assange removed from embassy – video pic.twitter.com/qsHy7ZVPg5 — Ruptly (@Ruptly) April 11, 2019 Assange’s attorney Jennifer Robinson said he’s been arrested on a U.S. extradition request as well as for breaching U.K. bail conditions. “My client and I have just received the news that Assange has been arrested. #ProtectJulian pic.twitter.com/dVBf1EcMa5 — WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) April 11, 2019On Wednesday, WikiLeaks officials held a press conference where the group’s editor-in-chief, Kristinn Hrafnsson, said that Assange’s meetings with lawyers and a doctor had been secretly filmed by Ecuadorian authorities. In a sovereign decision Ecuador withdrew the asylum status to Julian Assange after his repeated violations to international conventions and daily-life protocols.

Source: National Post April 11, 2019 10:08 UTC