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

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/


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  • (Score: 4, Funny) by tftp on Sunday February 25 2018, @11:33PM

    by tftp (806) on Sunday February 25 2018, @11:33PM (#643636) Homepage

    Meanwhile the British taxpayer has paid a fortune to keep the Ecuadorian embassy under 24 hour surveillance for several years.

    The Ecuadorians couldn't buy this protection for any money.

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