{"id":383643,"date":"2018-11-04T14:41:46","date_gmt":"2018-11-04T13:41:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/break-in-attempted-at-assanges-residence-in-ecuador-embassy-consortiumnews\/"},"modified":"2018-11-04T14:41:46","modified_gmt":"2018-11-04T13:41:46","slug":"break-in-attempted-at-assanges-residence-in-ecuador-embassy-consortiumnews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/break-in-attempted-at-assanges-residence-in-ecuador-embassy-consortiumnews\/","title":{"rendered":"Break-in Attempted at Assange\u2019s Residence in Ecuador Embassy \u2013 Consortiumnews"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\":1ts\" dir=\"LTR\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: OldNewspaperTypes;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/consortiumnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Joe-Lauria1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/consortiumnews.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/lazy-load\/images\/1x1.trans.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Joe-Lauria1-130x130.jpg\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-30308\" alt=\"\" width=\"81\" height=\"81\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-30308\" src=\"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Joe-Lauria1-130x130.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"81\" height=\"81\"\/><\/noscript><\/a>An attempted break-in at Julian Assange\u2019s residence inside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London on Oct. 29, and the absence of a security detail, have increased fears about the safety of the WikiLeak\u2019s publisher.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: OldNewspaperTypes;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Lawyers for Assange have <a href=\"https:\/\/contraspin.co.nz\/emergency-public-meeting-called-after-break-in-attempt-at-ecuadorian-embassy\/\">confirmed <\/a>to activist and journalist Suzie Dawson that Assange was awoken in the early morning hours by the break-in attempt. They confirmed to Dawson that the attempt was to enter a front window of the embassy. A booby-trap Assange had set up woke him, the lawyers said. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: OldNewspaperTypes;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\">Scaffolding has appeared against the embassy building in the Knightsbridge section in London which \u201cobscures the embassy\u2019s security cameras,\u201d the lawyers said.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_30968\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/consortiumnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_20181029_162828.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/consortiumnews.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/lazy-load\/images\/1x1.trans.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_20181029_162828-400x300.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-30968\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"  \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-30968\" src=\"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_20181029_162828-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"  \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-family: oldnewspapertypes;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Scaffolding near balcony where Assange has appeared. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">(Sean O\u2019Brien)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: OldNewspaperTypes;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\">On the scaffolding electronic devices, presumably to conduct surveillance, can be seen, just feet from the embassy windows.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: OldNewspaperTypes; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Later on the day of the break-in, Sean O\u2019Brien, a lecturer at Yale University Law School and a cyber-security expert, was able to enter the embassy through the front door, which was left open. Inside he found no security present. Someone from the embassy emerged to tell him to send an email to set up an appointment with Assange. After emailing the embassy, personnel inside refused to check whether it had been received or not.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_30969\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/consortiumnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_20181029_163009.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/consortiumnews.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/lazy-load\/images\/1x1.trans.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_20181029_163009-400x300.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-30969\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"  \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-30969\" src=\"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_20181029_163009-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"  \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-family: oldnewspapertypes;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">One of the apparent surveillance devices.<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">(Sean O\u2019Brien.)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: OldNewspaperTypes; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">O\u2019Brien then noticed more scaffolding being erected and observed the devices, which he photographed. Though a cyber-security expert, O\u2019Brien said he could not identify what the devices are.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2b2b2b;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: OldNewspaperTypes;\">I\u2019ve never seen devices quite like this, and I take photos of surveillance equipment often,\u201d O\u2019Brien <a href=\"https:\/\/contraspin.co.nz\/emergency-public-meeting-called-after-break-in-attempt-at-ecuadorian-embassy\/\">said<\/a>. \u201cThere were curious plastic tubes with yellow-orange caps, zip-tied to the front.\u00a0 I have no idea what these are but they seem to have equipment inside them.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2b2b2b;\"><span style=\"font-family: OldNewspaperTypes;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The devices are pointed towards the embassy, where all the blinds were open, and not the street, he said. \u201cThe surveillance devices in the photos reveals no manufacturer branding, serial numbers or visible device information,\u201d Dawson\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/contraspin.co.nz\/emergency-public-meeting-called-after-break-in-attempt-at-ecuadorian-embassy\/\">said<\/a>. \u201cThe combination of the obscuring of the street-facing surveillance cameras and the installation of&#8230;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/consortiumnews.com\/2018\/11\/03\/break-in-attempted-at-assanges-residence-in-ecuador-embassy\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An attempted break-in at Julian Assange\u2019s residence inside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London on Oct. 29, and the absence of a security detail, have increased fears about the safety of the WikiLeak\u2019s publisher. Lawyers for Assange have confirmed to activist and journalist Suzie Dawson that Assange was awoken in the early morning hours by the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2524,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[519],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-383643","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-newswire"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/383643","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2524"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=383643"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/383643\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=383643"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=383643"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=383643"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}