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Report: Ecuadorian officials say Julian Assange will receive asylum
Assange’s get-out-of-jail card? President Rafael Correa will grant political asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange this week, according to Ecuadorian officials. Unfortunately for Mr. Assange, that does not invalidate the warrant issued by London police after he violated the terms of his bail by fleeing to Ecuador’s London embassy in June. “For Mr. Assange to leave England, he should have a safe pass from the British [government],” said Ecuador’s foreign minister Ricardo Patiño, wondering, ”Will that be possible?” (Photo via LeStudio1) source
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Report: Ecuadorian officials say Julian Assange will receive asylum
Assange’s get-out-of-jail card? President Rafael Correa will grant political asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange this week, according to Ecuadorian officials. Unfortunately for Mr. Assange, that does not invalidate the warrant issued by London police after he violated the terms of his bail by fleeing to Ecuador’s London embassy in June. “For Mr. Assange to leave England, he should have a safe pass from the British [government],” said Ecuador’s foreign minister Ricardo Patiño, wondering, ”Will that be possible?” (Photo via LeStudio1) source
