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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/
(Score: 2) by arslan on Sunday February 25 2018, @09:58PM
Yes, because the Australian politicians are too afraid to piss off their masters, the Americans, and their former masters, the POMs. On top of that they're also pissed because wikileaks has also aired some of their dirty laundry.
We've seen our government and media shining a sympathetic light on Australian drug dealers caught red-handed in various Asian countries with death penalties.
Looking for a new country is much easier said than done though.