Assange stakeout proving costly for UK police

1,058 views · Published 5 November 2012 · 0:44 · Indexed 12 November 2026

Channel: News Direct · 2012 · News & Politics

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The cost of police operations to ensure Wikileaks founder Julian Assange doesn't escape from the Ecuador embassy in London to asylum in the South American country has already topped £1 million, according to reports. The operations include four officers stationed round the clock outside the embassy, a mobile command unit outside and surveillance units stationed in nearby buildings. 
The Wikileaks founder took refuge in the embassy in June after a British court ruled he could be extradited to Sweden to face sexual assault charges.

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