Defiant Assange shows thumbs up as he’s delivered to Westminster Magistrates Court (PHOTO)

Published time: 11 Apr, 2019 12:40Edited time: 11 Apr, 2019 13:04

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©  Reuters / Henry Nicholls

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been taken to Westminster Magistrates Court after his arrest at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. Photos of the whistleblower defiantly gesturing in a police van have emerged in the media.

©  Reuters / Henry Nicholls

©  Reuters / Hannah McKay

Earlier, Metropolitan Police said in a statement that they arrested Assange on a warrant issued by the Westminster Magistrates’ Court in June 2012, for failing to surrender to the court. The police was “invited into the embassy by the Ambassador,” it said.

Stephen Graves@stephengraves

The absolute media scrum outside Westminster Magistrates' Court for Assange.

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6:25 PM - Apr 11, 2019

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