London - Protesters and supporters of Julian Assange are
being removed, or told to leave, from the street in front of the Ecuadorian
Embassy in London. Concern is that the police may be planning to raid the
embassy.
Supporters
of Julian Assange, including Occupy London members, are being told to remove
their belongings, otherwise they will be confiscated by the police. All
barricades in front of the embassy have also been removed and supporters have
been told to leave.
People
have been warned that arrests and pepper spray may follow later this evening if
supporters try to remain on the scene. Supporters were told that they were
obstructing the traffic in the street.
Concerns
are being voiced on the livestream that the police may be planning to breach
the embassy to arrest Assange, despite reassurances to Ecuador by the U.K. that
police will not raid the embassy. On the livestream, the citizen journalist
feels they are removing the people from the area so that no one would be
watching should they enter the embassy. This is purely conjecture at this
stage.
A few
moments ago, around ten police officers entered the building containing the
embassy. The citizen journalist did say that the building is also shared by the
Colombian embassy, and that this does not necessarily mean the police are
encroaching on Ecuador's sovereign territory. Two police vans are stationed in
front of the building, one with its engine running.
The video
above is a recording of the livestream earlier this evening.
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