WATCH Julian Assange dragged out of Ecuadorian embassy shouting 'UK must resist'
In exclusive footage from RT’s Ruptly video agency, a disheveled Assange complete with full white beard is seen being carried out of the building by several men holding him by the limbs.
Assange can be heard shouting “UK...must resist…” before his words are muffled as he is forced into a police vehicle. He will now be taken to Westminster Magistrates’ Court.
Clutched in his hands was a copy of American intellectual Gore Vidal's book "The History of The National Security State," which includes the author's criticisms of the United States' security apparatus.
Julian Assange was arrested while holding a book about the National Security State by Gore Vidal pic.twitter.com/qNEFQ29BNn
— Jean Robin (@JeanRobin54) April 11, 2019
The whistleblower had been living in the embassy for the last seven years protected by political asylum, which was dropped earlier in the day by Ecuador.
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