Julian Assange arrested at Ecuadorian embassy in London

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was arrested at the Ecuadorian embassy in London on Thursday.

Assange had sought refuge at the South American country's diplomatic mission in London in 2012 in order to avoid extradition to Sweden over a sexual assault case that had since been dropped

Met Police reported that he was arrested for failing to surrender to the court, having been placed in custody at a central London police station.

He was given a set of new house rules in October 2018 that included looking after his cat and avoiding political interference.

The president of Ecuador, Lenín Moreno, said that while the country respects the right of asylum, but that “the discourteous and aggressive behavior of Mr. Julian Assange, the hostile and threatening declarations of its allied organization, against Ecuador, and especially, the transgression of international treaties" had turned the situation unsustainable and no longer viable.

According to footage from a Ruptly video, Assange was heard saying: "the UK must resist [...] this attempt by the Trump administration."

Moreno also called out Assange for his interference "in the internal affairs of other states."

Home Secretary Sajid Javid tweeted: "I can confirm Julian Assange is now in police custody and rightly facing justice in the UK.

"I would like to thank Ecuador for its cooperation & metpoliceuk for its professionalism. No one is above the law."