London, Quito: WikiLeaks is claiming that founder Julian Assange will be expelled from the Ecuadorian embassy, where he has been since 2012.

In a post on Twitter on Friday, WikiLeaks said "a high-level source within the Ecuadorian state" told the organisation that Assange would be expelled within "hours to days" from the embassy in London.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Credit:AP

The Australian-born founder of the organisation has had asylum from the Ecuadorian government since 2012, when he sought to avoid extradition to the US after breaching bail terms on unrelated sexual assault charges in Sweden.

Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno has accused Assange of "repeatedly" violating the terms of his asylum in the embassy.