Stories
Slash Boxes
Comments

SoylentNews is people

Ecuador Blames Britain Over Julian Assange Impasse

posted by janrinok on Sunday February 25 2018, @07:44PM   Printer-friendly
from the pound-of-flesh dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

Ecuador's foreign minister has blamed Britain over the stalemate surrounding WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange following rekindled attempts to secure his safe exit from Quito's embassy in London.

"On the issue of mediation, I have to say very honestly that it has not been successful because two parties are needed to mediate, [sic]" Maria Fernanda Espinosa, the Ecuadorian foreign minister, told reporters Friday with respect to the Assange case, Agence France-Presse translated.

"Ecuador is willing but the other party is not," she added, referring to Britain, according to Reuters.

On the other hand, from the same source, and as we have already reported:

British authorities argue that Mr. Assange, an Australian, was under house arrest when he entered the embassy and should be apprehended for having breached his bail conditions if and when he exits.

Source: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/feb/23/ecuador-blames-britain-over-julian-assange-impasse/

Original Submission

 
This discussion has been archived. No new comments can be posted.
Ecuador Blames Britain Over Julian Assange Impasse | Log In/Create an Account | Top | 51 comments | Search Discussion
Display Options Threshold/Breakthrough Mark All as Read Mark All as Unread
The Fine Print: The following comments are owned by whoever posted them. We are not responsible for them in any way.

  • (Score: 4, Informative) by takyon on Sunday February 25 2018, @09:24PM (1 child)

    by takyon (881) <takyonNO@SPAMsoylentnews.org> on Sunday February 25 2018, @09:24PM (#643579) Journal

    Actually, Ecuador granted him citizenship in January [reuters.com]. So they would take him (just not hanging around the embassy aka Assange crib anymore). All Assange would need to do is get a flight to Ecuador without the CIA renditioning kidnapping him.

    --
    [SIG] 10/28/2017: Soylent Upgrade v14 [soylentnews.org]
    Starting Score:    1  point
    Moderation   +2  
       Informative=2, Total=2
    Extra 'Informative' Modifier   0  
    Karma-Bonus Modifier   +1  
    Total Score:   4  

  • (Score: 2) by cubancigar11 on Monday February 26 2018, @04:41AM

    by cubancigar11 (330) on Monday February 26 2018, @04:41AM (#643765) Homepage Journal

    Hmm. I thought it was only because Ecuador wanted him out of the embassy and ran out of all other options. My reading of that is that there are more risks being outside of that building for Assange than not, right? Couldn't USA assassinate him in Ecuador? It is not really a legal paradise! Or Ecuador can just not contest his extradition request from USA in exchange of some favors?

    I just don't think the risks are as simple as kidnapping Assange from UK when the whole world is looking at him and that place.