I read this from another article....
“The 39-year-old Australian was detained by Scotland Yard officers at around 9.30am after he voluntarily went to a police station in central London.”
He VOLUNTARILY went to a police station? WHY?
article.
Just guessing but it's probably because of the alleged death threats he and his children have received.
He has been living in a thieves den. He can't trust anyone in his immediate group or for that matter, anyone outside of his immediate group.
The British would be doing him a huge favor by keeping Assange under arrest for his own protection.