US ‘given Assange belongings’

Julian Assange’s belongings from his time living in the Ecuadorian embassy in London will be handed over to United States prosecutors, according to Wikileaks.

Ecuadorian officials are travelling to London to allow US prosecutors to “help themselves” to items including legal papers, medical records and electronic equipment, it was claimed.

WikiLeakss aid United Nations officials and Assange’s lawyers were not being allowed to be present.

Lawyers said it was an illegal seizure of property, which has been requested by the US authorities.

The material is said to include two of Assange’s manuscripts.

Assange was dragged out of the embassy last month and is serving a 50-week prison sentence for bail violations.

He face san ex tradition request from the US next month.