The Metropolitan Police today said Assange is topic to arrest after breaching one of the bail conditions imposed on him by the High Court, which was to stay at his bail address between 10pm and 8am.
A police spokeswoman mentioned: “At about 10.20pm on Tuesday June 19, the MPS (Metropolitan Police Service) was notified that Assange had breached one of these bail conditions.
“He is now subject to arrest under the Bail Act for breach of these conditions.
“Officers are aware of his place at the Ecuador Embassy in Hans Crescent, London.”
Mr Assange is fighting extradition to Sweden, where he faces accusations of raping a lady and sexually molesting and coercing another in Stockholm in August 2010 while on a go to to give a lecture.
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