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Assange faces arrest if he leaves Ecuador embassy

By Jill Lawless
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Assange faces arrest if he leaves Ecuador embassy

LONDON (AP) — Julian Assange has spent years on the move, trying to keep ahead of authorities who want to stop his secret-spilling mission.

Now the WikiLeaks founder finds himself confined in the surprising setting of Ecuador’s London embassy, where he was holed up Wednesday while diplomats discussed his fate and British police waited outside to arrest him if he leaves.

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