Ecuadorian officials reportedly considered smuggling Julian Assange out of their embassy in London by disguising him in fancy dress, in one of a number of plots to evade his police guard stationed outside. It was also suggested the WikiLeaks editor-in-chief, who has been hiding in the embassy since 2012 to avoid a date with Swedish justice, could skip across the Kensington rooftops to a helipad, hide in an out-bound diplomatic mail bag or become lost in the crowds of shoppers in nearby Harrods, according to leaked documents seen by Ecuadorian news site Focus Ecuador. Assange has lived in a small flat at the embassy for more than three years in an attempt to avoid extradition to Sweden for questioning over allegations of rape and sexual assault. The fugitive Australian denies all allegations. He also fears potential prosecution in the U.S. over his publication of leaked documents from soldier Chelsea Manning, including classified material