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British police dragged Julian Assange out of the Ecuadorean embassy on Thursday after his seven-year asylum was revoked, paving the way for his extradition to the United States for one of the biggest ever leaks of classified information.
The frail-looking WikiLeaks founder, with white hair and a long beard, was carried head first out of the embassy in London shortly after 0900 GMT by at least seven men to a waiting police van, after shouting "This is unlawful, I'm not leaving."
British Prime Minister Theresa May hailed the news in parliament, to cheers and cries of 'Hear, hear!' from lawmakers.
"The whole House will welcome the news this morning that the Metropolitan Police have arrested Julian Assange, arrested for breach of bail after nearly seven years in the Ecuadorean embassy," May said.
Appearing before a London court, Assange said he was not guilty of failing to surrender in 2012. District judge Michael Snow, who cast Assange as a 'narcissist', convicted him of skipping bail. Sentencing will be at a later date.
In a sovereign decision Ecuador withdrew the asylum status to Julian Assange after his repeated violations to international conventions and daily-life protocols. #EcuadorSoberano pic.twitter.com/pZsDsYNI0BAssange's lawyer in Quito said his life would be in danger if he were to be extradited to the United States.
- Lenín Moreno (@Lenin) April 11, 2019
BREAKING: #Assange removed from embassy - video pic.twitter.com/qsHy7ZVPg5Supporters of Assange, who gave a thumbs up in handcuffs as he was taken from a police station to the court, said Ecuador had betrayed him at the behest of Washington, that the ending of his asylum was illegal and that it marked a dark moment for press freedom.
- Ruptly (@Ruptly) April 11, 2019
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