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Assange associate Ola Bini has been arrested in Ecuador for alleged involvement in hacking government computer systems. A large quantity of electronic equipment and credit cards were allegedly found in his suitcase and during a raid of his home.
Julian Assange's arrest at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London was carried out in a specific way to prevent him from pressing a mysterious panic button he said could bring dire consequences for Ecuador, its foreign minister said.
[...] It is not clear exactly what form the "panic button" took: whether it was a physical device or a metaphor for some other easily activated insurance measure. It is also unclear what leverage Assange thought he had over Ecuador.
Assange's lawyer did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider on the nature of the button and whether it existed. According to Valencia, though, it was serious enough for Ecuador to warn British authorities and carry out the raid in such a way that Assange was not able to get back into his room after learning of his imminent arrest.
Julian Assange must face Swedish justice first - MPs and peers
More than 70 MPs and peers have signed a letter urging the home secretary to ensure Julian Assange faces authorities in Sweden if they want his extradition.
[...] In their letter to Sajid Javid, 70 parliamentarians - chiefly Labour MPs and peers - urged him to "stand with the victims of sexual violence" and ensure the rape claim against the Wikileaks founder could be "properly investigated". "We do not presume guilt, of course, but we believe due process should be followed and the complainant should see justice be done," the letter said. Labour's Stella Creasy tweeted a copy of the letter sent to Mr Javid. The same letter was also sent to shadow home secretary Diane Abbott.
See also: The U.S. Government's Indictment of Julian Assange Poses Grave Threats to Press Freedom
Sweden Considers Request to Reopen Rape Investigation of Julian Assange
Four theories about Julian Assange's cat (also at NPR)
Previously: Wikileaks Co-Founder Julian Assange Arrested at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 13 2019, @09:02PM (6 children)
Who would hack Ecuador? They are the very definition of a banana republic since their GDP consists of banana plantations, two burros and $3.54 of telephone calling cards.
(Score: 3, Informative) by takyon on Saturday April 13 2019, @09:38PM (5 children)
Obviously a funny, but:
Ecuador twists embarrassing INA Papers into pretext to oust Assange [wikileaks.org]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecuador#Economy [wikipedia.org]
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(Score: 2) by legont on Sunday April 14 2019, @12:08AM (3 children)
Nice grows. Is it because they have Lenin for a president?
"Wealth is the relentless enemy of understanding" - John Kenneth Galbraith.
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 14 2019, @02:40AM (2 children)
No it's because Correa was President. He had a degree in economics and applied it while President. I lived there during this time. If he ever comes to the USA I'd vote for him, citizen or not, the man knows the right way to run a country.
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 14 2019, @03:17AM (1 child)
What was the relationship between Correa and Moreno? They were in the same party, Moreno was groomed by Correa for the office, but then once it was "his turn" to take the presidency, he sells the country out to the Empire?
(Score: 2) by takyon on Sunday April 14 2019, @04:43AM
He leveled up his economics skill with realpolitik bonus.
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(Score: 1) by Ethanol-fueled on Sunday April 14 2019, @12:10AM
The IMF has them now. They were offered 4 billion in high-fructose corn syrup loans to abandon socialism and release Assange to the globo-homos.