The arrest of the WikiLeaks’ founder comes following a revelation made by the whistleblowing platform that Assange had been spied upon, with the data presumably being transferred to the US.
UK police have officially announced they’ve arrested WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange after he left the Ecuadorian Embassy. WikiLeaks has accused Ecuador of illegally terminating Assange’s political asylum in violation of international law, leading to his arrest by the UK authorities.