Julian Assange, founder of the WikiLeaks website (Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg)
(Bloomberg) -- London Metropolitan police arrest Julian Assange after the Republic of Ecuador decided to withdraw Assange’s diplomatic asylum, according to an emailed statement.
Minutes before Ecuador President Lenin Moreno announced Ecuador had withdrawn Assange’s diplomatic immunity.
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