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Wikileaks founder Julian Assange enters Ecuadorian Embassy and seeks political asylum (Daily Mail)
much more at link aboveWikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is inside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London seeking political asylum, according to sources.
He walked into the embassy, in London's Knightsbridge district, and asked for asylum under the United Nations Human Rights Declaration.
A statement issued on behalf of the embassy said: 'This afternoon Mr Julian Assange arrived at the Ecuadorian Embassy seeking political asylum from the Ecuadorian government.'
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The dramatic move followed a long-running legal bid by Mr Assange, 40 - who has been on bail and living with friends - to halt his extradition to Sweden, where he faces sex crime allegations.
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