Scotland Yard Spends $14Mln on Staking Out Assange at Ecuador Embassy
Scotland Yard Spends $14Mln on Staking Out Assange at Ecuador Embassy
18:59 03.01.2015(updated 04:07 04.01.2015)
The London police spends $16,860 daily for a team of three officers posted at the Ecuador's embassy steps. One officer patrols the entrance, while the other two are on watch to make sure that Assange does not leave the embassy disguised as a visitor.
MOSCOW, January 3 (Sputnik) — The London police have spent nine million pounds ($13.8 million) on patrolling the Ecuadorian embassy for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange since June 2012, the Daily Mail reported Saturday.
"The estimated full cost [of policing the Ecuadorian embassy] including indirect costs for the [June 2012-October 2014] period would be £9.0m," a Metropolitan Police spokesperson was quoted as saying by the news outlet.
The publication added that the London police spended 11,000 pounds ($16,860) daily for a team of three officers posted at the embassy steps. One officer patrols the entrance, while the other two are on watch to make sure that Assange does not leave the embassy disguised as a visitor.
To date, Scotland Yard has spent 5.5 million pounds ($8.4 million) in wages and 1.8 million pounds ($2.7 million) in overtime pay to officers patrolling the embassy building in central London, the police spokesperson also said.
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