Ecuador decides on Assange’s fate: LIVE UPDATES
09:36 GMT: Police are fencing off the entrance to the Ecuadorian embassy.
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09:32 GMT:“Giving Julian Assange asylum will not change anything, Britain has a legal duty to extradite him to Sweden.” – UK Foreign Office
09:24 GMT: The UK Foreign Office says it’s too early to say if it will revoke the Ecuadorian embassy's diplomatic status in the dispute over Julian Assange, Reuters reports.
09:21 GMT: Witnesses report police helicopter circling the embassy in anticipation of gathering crowd of onlookers.
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09:14 GMT: Reporters and camera crews are gathering around the embassy.
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09:00 GMT: Protestors have been moved away from the Ecuadorian embassy, RT’s London bureau reported on Twitter.
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08:54 GMT: Itar-Tass reports an increased police presence in the vicinity of the Ecuadorian embassy. Six police cars are stationed nearby.
08:43 GMT: Earlier, British authorities warned Ecuador that they could raid its embassy and arrest Assange if he is not turned over to police. Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino responded by calling such a move a “flagrant violation” of international law.
8:40 GMT: Protesters await Assange decision at Ecuador’s London embassy under the watchful eyes of police.
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8:34 GMT: Ecuador to announce its decision on Assange’s fate at 12:00 GMT.
