Julian Assange has been holed up in the Ecuadorian embassy in London since June. If he steps foot outside the building, he faces immediate arrest and extradition to Sweden.
Yet despite being cooped up inside the embassy for 100 days, it seems the WikiLeaks founder has still not learnt how to knot a tie.
His address, made via videolink at the UN on Thursday, showed Assange attempting to talk on matters of international importance whilst sporting some sort of distracting folded-cravat-style neckerchief.
Knotting a tie is something most school children have mastered, a sartorial piece of cake compared with its more complex cousin, the bow tie.
The 41-year-old Australian, unabashed by his bizarre neck-pleat, told a room full of diplomats his organisation had played a part in the Arab uprisings, saying the 251,000 US diplomatic cables released via WikiLeaks "went on to help trigger the Arab Spring."
His comments came as the Ecuadorian said that Assange could be in the Knightsbridge embassy for up to ten years if the deadlock between Ecuador and the UK government continued.
Julian Assange needs no further help looking silly (please-no jokes about 'being tied up in knots'). However for future reference, we have included some helpful tie tips Assange may want to practice whilst killing time inside the embassy.
Beginning with the Pratt knot.