The United Kingdom told Ecuador in August that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange would not be extradited if he left the country's London embassy, where he has lived under asylum since 2012, Ecuador's top government attorney said on Thursday.
[...] Salvador said Ecuador passed on the UK's response to Assange's lawyers, but noted that if Assange stayed in the embassy Ecuador would put new conditions on his stay. "Mr. Assange had a choice between turning himself in to British authorities with those assurances, or staying in the embassy of Ecuador, but given that the asylum had lasted six years with no signs of immediate resolution we were going to place certain rules." Salvador said at a news conference.
[...] The relationship between Assange and Ecuador has grown increasingly tense in the past year. Assange filed a lawsuit in an Ecuadorean court last week claiming the new asylum terms, which require him to pay for medical bills and telephone calls and to clean up after his pet cat, violate his rights.
Previously:
Julian Assange Sues Ecuador for "Violating His Fundamental Rights".
(Score: 2) by beckett on Friday October 26 2018, @09:53PM (8 children)
imo this is mostly about Assange trying to stay relevant, but
(Score: 1, Offtopic) by Sulla on Friday October 26 2018, @10:10PM (7 children)
Is the cat bit some fake news to make Assange seem less credible? If he isn't cleaning up after his cat he sounds like a world class ass.
hrr im mad that you are allowing me to stay here for free so I don't get jailed/killed and you won't provide me someone to pick up after my cat.
Ceterum censeo Sinae esse delendam
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 26 2018, @10:41PM (5 children)
I vote fake smear to make him look even worse.
(Score: 1, Troll) by Runaway1956 on Saturday October 27 2018, @03:05AM (4 children)
Possibly a smear campaign against Assange. I'm weighing things in my head. Let's add in that Assange's odd incarceration has probably done things to his head. I think he started out something of an egocentric ass, and he has probably suffered psychologically. Today, he may well be a royal pain in the ass to deal with. A cat? That's usually a chick thing. Yeah, guys, even macho guys, are allowed to like cats, but few of us are willing to invest the kind of care that a cat requires when penned up indoors. We generally prefer dogs.
I'm on Assange's side, but that doesn't change the fact that he is an egotistical ass. I like him in England, I might not like him living in my home, or even next door.
“I have become friends with many school shooters” - Tampon Tim Walz
(Score: 1) by ChrisMaple on Saturday October 27 2018, @03:49PM
It brings to mind images of Ernst Stavro Blofeld.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 27 2018, @06:24PM (2 children)
A dog needs to go out to walk, and Assange can't do that. Cats don't have that problem and are more interesting than fish.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 27 2018, @09:04PM (1 child)
Duh dont you get it? Dogs are manly and cats are for pussies.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 28 2018, @02:27AM
Assange is too much of a pussy to go outside, so a cat sounds perfect for him.
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 26 2018, @11:38PM
To be fair, it's the only pussy he gets these days and the guy has a reputation for being somewhat sloppy in these regards. [observer.com]