A lawyer representing WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has alleged that Ecuador's Government has spread lies about his behaviour inside its embassy in London, where Assange sought asylum in 2012.
The Latin American country has claimed Assange actions deteriorated before his arrest on Thursday and included putting excrement on walls, leaving soiled laundry in the bathroom, and not properly looking after his cat.
Lawyer Jennifer Robinson told British TV network Sky News that the Ecuadorean Government is spreading alleged falsehoods to divert attention from its decision to revoke his asylum and allow his arrest at its British embassy.
"I think the first thing to say is Ecuador has been making some pretty outrageous allegations over the past few days to justify what was an unlawful and extraordinary act in allowing British police to come inside an embassy," Robinson said.
Ecuadorean President Lenin Moreno ended Assange's protected status after more than six-and-a-half years and opened the way for his arrest there on Thursday.