Assange asks for political asylum in Ecuador
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."
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..... MORE
Source: RT.com
URL: http://www.rt.com/news/assange-political-asylum-equador-236/
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