Remember Julian Assange’s wild parties when he was in exile at the Ecuadorian embassy in London.

In the video, published in May 2021, Julian Assange, Baltasar Garzon, a former Spanish judge, and Ricardo Patiño, a former member of an Ecuadorian multinational corporation, attend a lively party during the former’s exile at the Ecuadorian embassy in London. The images caused heated controversy at the time, mainly because the costs of the party, which took place in 2014, amounted to more than 5 thousand euros and were borne entirely by the embassy.

In the video, guests can be seen dancing and drinking alcohol, while a diplomatic official plays the guitar. Footage of the celebration at the embassy to mark the second anniversary of Assange’s ouster was captured by cameras installed there by Spanish security company UC Global, which has been accused of spying on Assange.

The conduct of the WikiLeaks founder in exile has been repeatedly questioned. Various images show Assange skateboarding in shorts and a T-shirt, playing ball and receiving several visitors, contrary to the rules of diplomatic staff.

There were also moments of confrontation and violence when embassy security officers called for police assistance. Reportedly According to the Associated Press, there was also an incident in which Assange smeared his feces on one of the walls of the embassy.

The 52-year-old activist was arrested on April 11, 2019 and spent 1,901 days in custody. Before that, he lived in exile in the Ecuadorian embassy in London from 2012 until his arrest in 2019. agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to unlawfully obtain and disclose confidential information under an agreement with US justice and was released from prison. The organization he founded, WikiLeaks, published a video of Assange boarding a plane flying from London to Australia.