https://www.cnet.com/news/julian-assange-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-man-behind-wikileaks/

After being accused of rape in 2010, Assange fled to the Ecuadorian Embassy where he stayed from 2012 until his arrest Thursday. During that time, Assange continued running WikiLeaks and defending his work and methods.

Current Wikileaks editor Kristinn Hrafnsson condemned the arrest of Assange on Thursday. "This, of course, is a gross violation of international treaties and an outrageous behavior in all respects," Hrafnsson told NPR. "A country simply shouldn't revoke the status of [asylum] when it has been granted in the first place."