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posted by FatPhil on Thursday April 11 2019, @01:22PM   Printer-friendly
from the shoulda-taken-the-tea-chest-option-years-back dept.

Breaking: Met police confirm that Julian Assange has been arrested at the Ecuadorian embassy.

Mr Assange took refuge in the embassy seven years ago to avoid extradition to Sweden over a sexual assault case that has since been dropped.

The Met Police said he was arrested for failing to surrender to the court.

Ecuador's president Lenin Moreno said it withdrew Mr Assange's asylum after his repeated violations to international conventions.

But WikiLeaks tweeted that Ecuador had acted illegally in terminating Mr Assange's political asylum "in violation of international law".

[...] Scotland Yard said it was invited into the embassy by the ambassador, following the Ecuadorian government's withdrawal of asylum.

After his arrest for failing to surrender to the court, police said he had been further arrested on behalf of US authorities under an extradition warrant.

He doesn't look happy, to say the least.

Update: As this is a breaking story, more information is coming out regularly - one source that updates their reports frequently is Zero Hedge - thanks boru!

Previously: New Analysis of Swedish Police Report Confirms Julian Assange's Version in Sweden's Case
Ecuador Reportedly Almost Ready to Hand Julian Assange Over to UK Authorities
UK Said Assange Would Not be Extradited If He Leaves Embassy Refuge
Inadvertent Court Filing Suggests that the U.S. DoJ is Preparing to Indict Julian Assange
U.S. Ramping Up Probe Against Julian Assange, WikiLeaks Says
Ecuador Denies That Julian Assange Will be Evicted From Embassy in London


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 11 2019, @02:49PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 11 2019, @02:49PM (#827968)

    And now this. Ecuador has finally had enough...

    ... behind the scenes 'robust' discussions betwixt the relevant Ecuadorian politicos and the US? (Now, let us show you these photos and videos and listen to these taped conversations, and then there are these curious financial matters our spooks uncovered..or, just the usual bung..)

    ... 'sail bys' of the Pacific fleet? (hey, we just happened to be steaming by on the way home....Btw, nice little country you have there, it would be a real shame if something nasty were to happen to it...what's that Skip? ISIL training camps in the Pastaza province?)

    As I'll bet it had bugger all to do with his antics inside the embassy...

    Rather than acting like an adult, and walking out with some dignity, he has to be carried out like a child throwing a tantrum.

    The cocky little shit played a game against the 'Big Boys', and lost, considering who he was up against and the alleged intelligence he had access to, he should have known that the rules of the game he was playing are 'there are no rules'.
    From the intelligence, he's sufficiently aware of what fate awaits him now...hence the 'drama'..

    Pathetic.

    Indeed..just as well I've already a decent supply of popcorn laid in for the ongoing Brexit circus, I can now afford to waste some on this (not that unexpected) amusing diversion of a sideshow.

    I do so love me some Spectacle...