FILE - In this Dec. 5, 2011 file photo, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange makes a statement to media gathered outside the High Court in London. Assange said Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016, on WikiLeaks Twitter account that he will accept arrest by British police if a U.N. working group on arbitrary detention decides that the three years he has spent holed up in the Ecuadorean Embassy does not amount to illegal detention. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)
LONDON (AP) — British police have said they still plan to arrest WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange if he leaves the Ecuadorean Embassy in London.
Police said Thursday that earlier announced plans to take Assange into custody on an outstanding arrest warrant were still in place.
That announcement was made in October when police removed the round-the-clock guard at the embassy, but said overt and covert means would still be used against Assange.
He is wanted by Swedish authorities for questioning on allegations of sexual misconduct.
A U.N. panel is to rule Friday on whether the treatment of Assange has been fair.