British police have ordered WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to turn himself in to begin extradition to Sweden where he faces questioning on allegations of sexual assault. Assange has spent over a week in the Ecuadorean embassy in London, saying he is ultimately concerned with avoiding being sent to the United States to face punishment for the publication of classified U.S. diplomatic cables. Assange says he will ignore the British police request and remain under Ecuadorean protection. Ecuador is still considering whether to grant him political amnesty, and Ecuadorean officials say they have received more than 10,000 messages in support of Assange’s bid.