Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, who is battling extradition to Sweden to face sexual misconduct charges, is seeking asylum at the Ecuador Embassy in London.
Update at 3:07 p.m. ET: Ecuador's foreign minister, Ricardo Patino, confirms that Assange has taken refuge in the South American nation's embassy in London and is seeking political asylum, the Associated Press reports from Quito. He says Ecuador is weighing the request.
Assange is wanted for questioning in Sweden after two women accused him of sexual misconduct during a visit to the country in mid-2010.
Update at 2:51 p.m. ET: "Ecuador is studying and analyzing the request," Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino tells reporters in Quito, according to Reuters.
Britain's top court last week rejected a bid by Assange to reconsider his extradition to Sweden for questioning over alleged sex crimes.