The Australian-born programmer rose to prominence after WikiLeaks released sensitive US government files in 2010. 

Documents included information related to the War on Terror and US army post-operation reports.

Assange, 47, has been holed up in Ecuador’s embassy since 2012 after he sought refuge following an extradition order to Sweden to face rape accusation charges. 

Despite the Swedes having dropped the investigation into the alleged rape in 2017, it is likely Assange will be arrested as soon as he steps foot outside of the embassy. 

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