Pamela Anderson visits Julian Assange at Ecuadorian embassy day after judge rules arrest warrant remains valid

Pamela Anderson visited Julian Assange on Wednesday
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Ella Wills7 February 2018

Pamela Anderson has paid another visit to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange a day after losing his first bid to have his UK arrest warrant dropped.

The former Baywatch star carried two takeaway coffee cups into the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, where Mr Assange has been living for six years.

Wearing a black dress and dark glasses, she smiled but made no comment as she was let into the embassy building.

An earlier visitor to the embassy was Nobel Peace Prize winner Adolfo Perez Esquivel.

Mr Assange said in a message: "Honoured to meet today with tough Nobel Peace Prize winner Adolfo Perez Esquivel who was jailed in Argentina, Ecuador & Brazil.

"Unlike some, Adolfo actually met the requirements to win. He is an inspiration to me and many others and continues to do impressive work."

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It came after District Judge Emma Arbuthnot rejected Mr Assange's legal team's argument that a warrant issued in 2012 was no longer valid.

His team argued that the UK warrant be dropped because an investigation by the Swedish authorities into a sex-related allegation has been dropped.

Mr Assange's lawyers went on to argue it was no longer proportionate or in the public interest to pursue him for failing to answer bail at a police station as he fought extradition to Sweden.

He refuses to leave the embassy because he fears he will be extradited to the US for questioning over WikiLeaks.

Judge Arbuthnot adjourned the case until February 13 at 2pm at the same court, when she will give her judgement on the public interest argument.

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