Julian Assange: WikiLeaks says founder to be expelled from …

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is to be expelled from Ecuadors London embassy within hours to days, according to a WikiLeaks tweet.

The Australian will be immediately arrested by officers from the Metropolitan Police under an agreement secretly struck between officials from the South American country and the UK, the post claimed late on Thursday night.

Mr Assangehas been living at the embassy for seven years since seeking refuge there to avoid extradition to Sweden, where he faced sexual assault allegations.

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Although those accusations have since been dropped, the 47-year-old has remained living in the Knightsbridge building for fears of being extradited to the US, where he faces charges over the release of sensitive government files.

The new WikiLeaks tweet said: A high level source within the Ecuadorian state has told @WikiLeaks that Julian Assange will be expelled within hours to days using the #INAPapers offshore scandal as a pretext--and that it already has an agreement with the UK for his arrest.

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