Wikileaks Co-Founder Assange Arrested at Ecuadorian Embassy in London

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Thursday, April 11, 2019

GoLocalPDX News Team

Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange was arrested at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London on Thursday.

Politico.eu reported the following on Assange, who had been holed up in the Ecuadorian embassy in London since August 2012. He was wanted by Swedish authorities on a since-dropped sexual assault charge.

Ecuador withdrew its asylum status for Assange Thursday, accusing him of "repeated violations to international conventions and daily-life protocols.”

U.K. Home Secretary Sajid Javid tweeted: "Nearly 7 years after entering the Ecuadorean Embassy, I can confirm Julian Assange is now in police custody and rightly facing justice in the UK.

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In 2016, GoLocal reported on a local WikiLeak connection to Rhode Island:

One of the recently released WikiLeaks tied to the email account of Hillary Clinton's campaign chair John Podesta, unveils a plea from Ira Magaziner to Podesta for a donation for his son Seth.

The email titled, “Subject: personal favor,” asks Podesta to give to Seth’s campaign — “I am asking you to consider donating to Seth's campaign. Individual donors can give up to $1,000 per calendar year and couples up to $2,000 per calendar year.”

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