Julian Assange prankster posts joke Ecuadorian Embassy AirBnB ad for ‘spare room’ with ‘stains on the walls’

JULIAN Assange's arrest has already sparked pranksters trying to flog his 'room' at London's Ecuadorian Embassy on AirBnB.

The WikiLeaks founder, 47, was dragged out of the building in handcuffs today after spending 2,487 days holed up since 2012.

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An advert on the property rental site listed "Spare room in Ecuadorian Embassy" makes light of the Wikileaks founder's period of political asylum inside the building.

Along with pictures of I tiny studio flat, the advert reads: "Last guest stayed for a long time but the stains are finally coming off the walls."

Listed among the 'room's' features are 'self check-in for people escaping the authorities' and 'useful balcony to chat s*** off'.

This morning Ecuador withdrew its asylum status, leading to Assange being dramatically pulled out in handcuffs from his hiding place for the last seven years.

As he was hauled from the building, he appeared to shout "the UK has no civility" and "the UK must resist".

ARREST ENDS SEVEN YEAR EMBASSY STAY

Assange hasn't left the embassy since August 2012 - costing the British taxpayer more than £10m.

He feared stepping off Ecuador's diplomatic soil would see him arrested and extradited to the US for publishing thousands of classified military and diplomatic cables through WikiLeaks.

Assange's lawyers have previously argued that he could face the death penalty if he was extradited to the US.

Ecuadorian President Moreno said in December that Assange could be taken into British custody if the UK guaranteed he would not be extradited to a third country where he could face the death penalty.

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Today he said Britain confirmed it would not extradite Assange to a country that has the death penalty.

Foreign Office minister Sir Alan Duncan today said he will face "justice in the proper way in the UK" and it will be "for the courts" to decide what happens next.

The US State Department has not commented on the arrest yet.

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