Julian Assange Arrested from Ecuador Embassy in London

  • Julian Assange, the founder of ‘Wikileaks’ was arrested on 11thApril in London by the British police from the Ecuadorian Embassy on behalf of US authorities under an extradition warrant.
  • He had undertaken shelter/asylum at the Ecuadorian Embassy since 2012 as:
    • US had issued arrest warrant against him for releasing classified US military and diplomatic secrets.
    • His extradition was sought in 2012 by Sweden over allegations of sexual assault but the case was closed by Sweden in 2017.
    • He has been accused of aiding Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election by publishing stolen emails.
  • Mr. Assange was arrested on 11th April for ....
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