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		monocasa on April 11, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Julian Assange arrested in London The police were arresting him to extradite him to the US. https://www.theguardian.com/media/live/2019/apr/11/wikileaks... > Scotland Yard has confirmed that Assange was arrested on behalf of the US after receiving a request for his extradition.

ascorbic on April 11, 2019 [–]

That was a further arrest, after he was in custody. This is relatively common in the UK.

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