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by London police at the Ecuadoran embassy after that country dropped his diplomatic protection. Mr. Assange could face up to five years in jail. In a statement, London’s Metropolitan Police said Mr. Assange had been arrested for failing to surrender to court. Police added in a later statement that the Wikileaks founder had also been “further arrested on behalf of the United States authorities, after his arrival at a central London police station.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrives at the Westminster Magistrates Court, after he was arrested in London, Britain April 11, 2019.There are some very polarized views of Julian Assange and Wikileaks being expressed here. While I'm generally in favour of the increased transparency Wikileaks claimed to be in favour of, they've always struck me as a little, let's say, “selective” in their transparency.
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