The Metropolitan Police Service arrested Julian Assange at the Ecuadorian embassy in London on Thursday morning.
WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange has been arrested at the Ecuadorian embassy in London, UK, the Metropolitan Police Service announced Thursday morning.
MPS said its officers arrested Assange on a warrant issued by Westminster Magistrates' Court on June 29 2012 for failing to surrender to the court. The MPS said it had a"duty to execute the warrant" on behalf of the court. It is still unclear what lies ahead for Assange, including whether he could soon face extradition to the U.S.Julian is likely to appear before a UK Magistrate within 24 hrs re "bail warrant"Our focus is as always to STOP a U.S. Extradition!— Mrs. Christine Assange April 11, 2019 U.S. prosecutors have not brought formal charges against Assange, but the WikiLeaks co-founder has suspected that he faces criminal charges under seal, meaning they have been prepared secretly.
In December 2018, Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno said that the UK had assured Assange that, according to British law, he would not be extradited to a country where he could face capital punishment, which would include the U.S.However, it is unclear whether that could change if U.S. prosecutors are able to provide assurances to Britain that Assange would not face the death penalty if he was brought to trial.
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