Reuters: People News: UK police demand Assange leave Ecuador embassy

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UK police demand Assange leave Ecuador embassy Jun 28th 2012, 15:15 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Assange ready for arrest if denied asylum: colleague Fri, Jun 22 2012 Assange says ready for life in Ecuador Fri, Jun 22 2012 Vilified Assange may not get fair hearing, says friend Thu, Jun 21 2012 No easy way out for Assange holed up in embassy Thu, Jun 21 2012 WikiLeaks' Assange seeks asylum at Ecuador embassy Tue, Jun 19 2012 Analysis & Opinion Julian Assange's fall from the heavens Belgium arrests Islamist for hate video after riot over face veil arrest Related Topics World » People » WikiLeaks » WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange speaks at a news conference in London, February 27, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Finbarr O'Reilly LONDON | Thu Jun 28, 2012 11:15am EDT LONDON (Reuters) - British police summoned WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to a London police station on Thursday as part of his extradition process, demanding he leave Ecuador's embassy where he has been holed up seeking political asylum. Assange, 40, is wanted for questioning in Sweden over sex crime allegations and took refuge in Ecuador's London embassy in a surprise move last week. He now risks being arrested the moment he steps outside the red-brick building after breaching bail terms, keeping both his supporters and police puzzled as to what he might do next. On Thursday, police said it had formally "served a surrender notice upon a 40-year-old man that requires him to attend a police station at date and time of our choosing". It added: "He remains in breach of his bail conditions, failing to surrender would be a further breach of conditions and he is liable to arrest." The statement, in line with UK police policy, did not name him but local media quoted sources identifying him as Assange. The BBC reported the extradition unit delivered a note to both Assange and the Ecuador embassy. The embassy declined to comment. Other media reported that he was due to present himself to a police station on Friday. Assange enraged Washington in 2010 when his WikiLeaks website published secret U.S. diplomatic cables. He denies any wrongdoing in Sweden and says he fears that if extradited there he could be sent on to the United States, where he could face criminal charges punishable by death. Assange, known for his unpredictable behavior, caused a media storm in Britain with his asylum bid. Ecuador's ambassador has in the meantime flown home to discuss whether to grant him asylum but the decision has yet to be made. By diplomatic convention, police cannot enter the embassy without authorization from Ecuador. But even if Quito granted him asylum, he has no way of travelling to Ecuador without passing through London and exposing himself to arrest. (Writing By Maria Golovnina; Editing by Jon Boyle) Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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