LONDON: The cost of keeping police round the clock outside the Ecuadoran embassy in London in case Julian Assange emerges has hit 2.9 million ($4.5 million, 3.4 million euros), British police said Friday.
Officers have been stationed outside ever since the WikiLeaks founder jumped bail and fled there on June 19 after losing his battle in the British courts against extradition to Sweden, where he faces questioning over allegations of rape and sexual assault. Ecuador has granted him political asylum.
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