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Former diplomat challenges 'fake' Guardian claims about Julian Assange meeting Paul Manafort
The Canary previously reported on criticisms from WikiLeaks and others which stressed that Guardian claims about [former Trump campaign manager Paul] Manafort meeting Assange in 2013, 2015 and March 2016 were false.
WikiLeaks said it was preparing to sue the Guardian on the matter. And Manafort is also considering legal action, saying this story is "totally false and deliberately libellous".
Narváez was initially consul and then first secretary at the Ecuadorian Embassy from 2010 to July 2018. He has now told The Canary that, to his knowledge, Manafort made no visits at any time during that period. He insisted:
"It is impossible for any visitor to enter the embassy without going through very strict protocols and leaving a clear record: obtaining written approval from the ambassador, registering with security personnel, and leaving a copy of ID. The embassy is the most surveilled on Earth; not only are there cameras positioned on neighbouring buildings recording every visitor, but inside the building every movement is recorded with CCTV cameras, 24/7. In fact, security personnel have always spied on Julian and his visitors. It is simply not possible that Manafort visited the embassy."
takyon: Paul Manafort did, however, speak to the Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno about the potential removal of Julian Assange from the embassy in London:
The President of Ecuador spoke with Paul Manafort about his desire to remove Julian Assange from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, a Manafort spokesperson confirmed Monday. "When Mr. Manafort met with President Moreno of Ecuador to discuss the China Development Fund, the president raised with Mr. Manafort his desire to remove Julian Assange from Ecuador's embassy," Jason Maloni, a Manafort spokesman, told CNN in a statement. "Mr. Manafort listened but made no promises as this was ancillary to the purpose of the meeting," Maloni's statement added. "There was no mention of Russia at the meeting."
The New York Times was first to report that President Lenin Moreno and his aides had expressed their desire to have Assange leave the embassy in at least two meetings with Manafort in exchange for concessions from the US like debt relief, citing three people familiar with the talks. Assange has been holed up at the Ecuadorian embassy, since 2012.
See also: Manafort denies ever meeting with Assange
Did Someone Plant a Story Tying Paul Manafort to Julian Assange?
(Score: 1) by khallow on Friday December 07 2018, @05:16PM (4 children)
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday December 07 2018, @05:34PM (3 children)
No evidence? Kwallow going into the mud. You can find all the admission on Twitter where Trump contradicts himself all the time. That is a good start, then you can go look at all the times Trump has said "i didnt know aboout it" and then engage the last few neurons you have left to figure out how likely it is that a presidential candidate does not know about widespread criminal behavior supporting his own campaign.
I'll wait, you obviously have a lot of catching up to do.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Friday December 07 2018, @05:45PM (2 children)
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. I'm not going to look when you can't be bothered to.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday December 07 2018, @07:46PM (1 child)
I've been paying attention and have a functional memory. You are a shill trying to muddy the waters and pretend that everything is fine. "Traitor" is an extraordinary claim, the rest is just obvious if you are paying attention.
So tell me khallow, do you not pay attention to the news in any way shape or form? Have you not heard Trump speak for more than 10 seconds ever? I'm having a hard time understanding how you could have missed all his lies and criminal behavior when they are being done right in front of you.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Friday December 07 2018, @11:32PM