• 16:22 U.S. to keep F-16s, Patriot Missiles in Jordan
• 15:02 Hong Kong leader releases statement on Snowden case
• 21:13 Guantanamo Bay detainee charged with perfidy
• 18:59 Car bomb kills 6 NATO troops in southern Afghanistan
• 18:20 Royal palace statement: Prince Philip hospitalized
• 21:45 Tropical Storm Andrea forms in the east-central Gulf of Mexico
• 20:31 Lawyer's statement on Paris Jackson's suicide attempt
• 22:14 FAMILY STATEMENT: Actress Jean Stapleton dead at 90
• 15:59 London murder suspect Michael Adebowale released from hospital
• 20:01 3 more arrested in London terror attack probe
• 11:52 Coalition forces kill 8 insurgents in eastern Afghanistan

Next page »

Assange: Total cost to police Ecuadorian embassy hits £2.9 million

Posted on 02-16 at 13:18:37 CST

A Scotland Yard spokesman said:

The estimated total cost of policing the Ecuadorian embassy between 19 June 2012 to 31 January 2013 is £2.9 million, of which £2.3 million is opportunity costs (Police Officer Pay costs that would be incurred in normal duties) and £0.6 million additional costs (estimated additional Police Overtime as a direct result of the deployments at the Ecuadorian embassy).

The costs are covered by the MPS.