Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange May Be Forced Out of Ecuadorian Embassy in London ‘Any Day Now’

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange may be forced out of the Ecuadorian Embassy in London where he has lived for the past six years “any day now,” according to a CNN report.

Multiple sources told CNN that Asssange’s spot at the residence is in “jeopardy” or may soon become so untenable that he may leave.

CNN reports:

While Assange has in the past claimed his position in the embassy was under threat, sources say his current situation is “unusually bad” and that he could leave the embassy “any day now,” either because he will be forced out or made to feel so restricted that he might choose to leave on his own. His position there is “in jeopardy,” one source familiar with the matter said.

A CNN News report Thursday night also pointed out conditions have not been great for Assange for a while now in his refuge. His internet has been cut off, making it impossible for him to manage Wikileaks and “Assange is only allowed now to see his lawyers who say their mobile phones are scrambled while in the embassy.”

The report also noted that once he leaves the embassy he risks arrest by British authorities and extradition back to the United States.

Watch more above, via CNN.

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