WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrested in London (updated)


WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is seen on the balcony of the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, Britain, May 19, 2017. – Reuters

LONDON (AP): Police in London arrested WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at the Ecuadorean embassy Thursday (April 11) for failing to surrender to the court in 2012, shortly after the South American nation revoked his asylum.

Ecuador’s president Lenin Moreno said in a tweet that his government withdrew Assange’s status for repeated violations of international conventions.

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