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posted by martyb on Friday October 26 2018, @09:31PM   Printer-friendly
from the Come-out-come-out-wherever-you-are dept.

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".


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  • (Score: 1, Troll) by Runaway1956 on Saturday October 27 2018, @03:05AM (4 children)

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Saturday October 27 2018, @03:05AM (#754346) Journal

    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.

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  • (Score: 1) by ChrisMaple on Saturday October 27 2018, @03:49PM

    by ChrisMaple (6964) on Saturday October 27 2018, @03:49PM (#754464)

    It brings to mind images of Ernst Stavro Blofeld.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 27 2018, @06:24PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 27 2018, @06:24PM (#754496)

    A cat? That's usually a chick thing.

    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)

      by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 27 2018, @09:04PM (#754529)

      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

        by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 28 2018, @02:27AM (#754577)

        Assange is too much of a pussy to go outside, so a cat sounds perfect for him.