WIKILEAKS founder and exile Julian Assange announced last night that
he has finally finished watching everything there is on Netflix,
stating he will give himself to the UK police later today.
The Australian, who turned 44 this month, has been living in the
Ecuadorian embassy in London since June 2012 to avoid extradition
to Sweden, where he faces allegations by two women of rape, sexual
molestation and illegal coercion.
“As of 8.33pm, I regret to inform you all that I have officially
reached the end of my Netflix account,” Assange told a large crowd
gathered outside the embassy this afternoon. “I will be handing myself
in to Scotland Yard once I’ve packed up all my blue shirts. I’d like to
thank all my supporters for their continued support, and television
shows like The Wire, Breaking Bad and House Of Cards for their
creativity, inspiration and consistency over the many seasons they have
remained on the air”.
It is understood Mr. Assange will be transported from the embassy to
Scotland Yard headquarters in London at 6pm GMT, where he will be
formally arrested under an extradition act. It is not known whether he
had access to the US version of Netflix, or was just reliant on the
restricted UK version.
“We suspect Julian may have used a program that allowed him to watch
the movie providers extended US account,” a source close to the
Wikileaks founder told WWN. “He became very depressed last night after
reaching the end, and said he just wanted to give up his struggle”.
Mr. Assange is expected to be flown to Sweden to face his charges on Thursday.