CRS via LC – Frequently Asked Questions about the Julian Assange Charges, April 22, 2019. “After spending nearly seven yearsin the Ecuadorian embassy in London, Julian Assangewas arrestedby British police, was convictedfor violating the terms of his bail in the U.K., and hadanindictmentagainst him unsealedin the United States—all in a single day. Despite the swiftness of therecentaction, the charges against Assange raise a host of complexquestionsthat are unlikely tobe resolvedin the near future. This Sidebar examines the international and domestic legal issues implicated in the criminal cases against Assange..”