I m Kampf gegen seine Auslieferung nach Schweden ist Wikileaks-Gründer Julian Assange in die ecuadorianische Botschaft in London geflohen.
Laut Ecuadors Aussenminister beantragte Assange politisches Asyl in dem Land. Der 40jährige Australier Assange wird in Schweden der sexuellen Belästigung und versuchten Vergewaltigung beschuldigt.
Seit einem Jahr lebt er unter Auflagen in Grossbritannien.
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has requested political asylum and is under the protection of the Ecuadorian embassy in London.
Assange wrote directly to Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa, saying he was being persecuted and could not return to his homeland, where he would be vulnerable to extradition to „a foreign country that applies the death penalty for the crime of espionage and sedition“.
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Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa, a big fan of WikiLeaks, is now reportedly studying Julian Assange’s request. Last month Correa told Assange in an interview that it is time to get rid of false stereotypes depicting wicked governments persecuting saint-like journalists and news outlets and welcomed him to the “club of the persecuted“.
Ecuador’s foreign minister Ricardo Patino confirmed Assange has taken refuge in the South American nation’s embassy in London and is seeking political asylum.
„Ecuador is studying and analyzing the request“, Patino told reporters in Quito.
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