Assange Arrested on U.S. Charges After Ecuador Drops Asylum

WikiLeaks founder dragged out of London embassy Thursday
Assange’s lawyer says arrest includes U.S. extradition request

Assange Arrested on U.S. Charges

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By Jonathan Browning, Will Mathis, and Thomas Beardsworth

April 11, 2019 at 9:42 AM UTC

Updated on

April 11, 2019 at 2:24 PM UTC

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was expelled from his hideout in Ecuador’s embassy in London Thursday and promptly arrested by London police on U.S. charges of conspiracy.

Assange was arrested moments after Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno said on Twitter that the country had withdrawn his diplomatic asylum. Video showed a handcuffed and disheveled Assange being dragged out of the embassy and placed in a police van.