It denied his appeal . There 's an officer guarding WikiLeaks founder Julian Barnes at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London . Metropolitan Police Commissioner John Hogan - Howe says the operation is being reviewed , as there 's ` ` no doubt it 's a drain '' Assange has been in the UK since June 2012 to avoid extradition to Ecuador to answer to sex abuse claims .
There 's an officer guarding WikiLeaks founder Julian Barnes at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London . Metropolitan Police Commissioner John Hogan - Howe says the operation is being reviewed , as there 's ` ` no doubt it 's a drain '' Assange has been in the UK since June 2012 to avoid extradition to Ecuador to answer to sex abuse claims .