Viewers Corner News reporter in London learned that the founder of Wikileaks, Julian Assange (47 years) has been arrested inside the embassy of Ecuador in London by the Metropolitan Police. He was arrested on Thursday for breach of bail and also to face hacking conspiracy charge against him in the United States. Assange, an Australian national took refuge in Ecuador’s embassy in 2012 to avoid a sexual assault charge against him in Sweden and also to avoid being extradited to the United States. Ecuador recently withdrew the asylum given to Assange and revoked his Ecuadorian citizenship. Lenin Moreno, the President of Ecuador said that the country withdrew Julian Assange’s asylum after his repeated violations of international conventions. The Westminster Magistrate Court on Thursday found Assange guilty of failing to surrender to the court and he has been sent to Southwark Crown Court for sentencing. He will appear in court on 2 May 2019. Julian Assange was accused by the United States of hacking government computers and leaking classified documents which is regarded as one of the largest leaks of government secrets.
Source: Viewers Corner News.