In 2010, Swedish authorities issued an arrest warrant for Mr Assange, accusing him of having raped one woman and molested another.
He said the claims were “without basis”.
Sweden asked the UK to extradite Mr Assange, who was arrested and remanded on bail.
Two years of legal battles followed, but in 2012, the UK Supreme Court ruled that he should be extradited to Sweden for questioning.
However, he went on the run and sought political asylum in the Ecuadorian embassy, claiming the Swedish case would lead to him being sent to the US. Asylum was granted by Ecuador’s then president, Rafael Correa.
Mr Assange spent seven years in the embassy, and was regularly visited by celebrity supporters including the singer Lady Gaga and the actor Pamela Anderson.
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