Daily Mail: Police carry ranting Wikileaks founder Julian Assange out of the Ecuadorian Embassy in London as he is ARRESTED following US extradition request - seven years after he was given refuge
* Wikileaks founder dragged out of Ecuadorian Embassy in handcuffs by a large group of police officers today
* Ecuador said its decision came after 'repeated violations to international conventions and daily-life protocols'
* His lawyer said arrest was 'not just for breach of bail conditions but also in relation to US extradition request'
* He has not left embassy since 2012, when he was offered refuge from allegations of sexual assault in Sweden
* Assange has always feared extradition to the US, where he is wanted for leak of highly-classified documents
* Was revealed in 2018 Assange had been secretly indicted by the US Justice Department on unknown charges
* The 47-year-old currently in custody and set to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court 'as soon as possible'
Julian Assange has been arrested by British police today after being hauled out of the Ecuadorian embassy in London following an extradition request by the US.
The Wikileaks founder, sporting a scruffy beard and unkempt hair, was dragged out of the building head-first in handcuffs by a group of seven men as his stunned supporters watched on as he screamed out 'the UK must resist'.
Shortly after, British authorities confirmed that the whistleblower was being held on behalf of the US authorities, as well as for breaching bail conditions following allegations of rape in Sweden.
It comes after Ecuadorian president Lenin Moreno dramatically withdrew Assange's asylum status following his 'discourteous and aggressive behaviour' in continuing to work with WikiLeaks while housed at the embassy.
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WNU Editor: If extradited to the U.S. he will not face the death penalty, but he is certainly going to be facing some very serious jail time .... UK won't send Assange to U.S. if he faces death penalty: minister (Reuters).
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