Julian Assange Says He's Suing Ecuador for 'Violating His Fundamental Rights'
Julian Assange announced on Friday that he was suing the Ecuadorean government for "violating his fundamental rights," claiming that his longtime hosts at the country's embassy in London are limiting his contact with the outside world and censoring his speech.
His legal team in the matter, led by the former Spanish judge Baltasar Garzón, revealed the suit at a news conference in Quito, where the lawsuit was filed. The action aims to prevent strict new rules governing Mr. Assange's visitors and online activity from taking effect.
The policies were laid out in a nine-page memo that was published by a news site this month. (They include directives to clean his bathroom and look after his cat.)
Clean up your room and brush your teeth before you go to bed.
Also at Reuters, CNN, and USA Today.
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(Score: 2) by Virindi on Wednesday October 24 2018, @11:53AM
Sure, but it's not Ecuador which is keeping him prisoner. They seem to have done nothing but help. Which is my point, if he was suing the UK that would be different.
My point being that given what Ecuador has done for him, he could at least be a good guest. They invited him into their home and asked him not to make a mess and not to make them look bad, and he responded by suing them.