WikiLeaks: Julian Assange to be expelled from the embassy soon

WikiLeaks reports that it has heard from a high-ranking source within the Ecuadorian state that Julian Assange will be expelled from the embassy in London “within hours or days.” Ecuador denies that a decision has already been made.

WikiLeaks reports that Ecuador has already signed an agreement with the United Kingdom to arrest Assange immediately after his deportation. The AP news agency reports that a senior Ecuadorian government official has said no decision has yet been made to remove Assange from the embassy. WikiLeaks says that “if President Moreno wants to illegally terminate a refugee’s asylum status to cover up an offshore corruption scandal, history will not judge mildly.” According to various media, armed agents appeared outside the embassy in London on Friday.

This statement comes in connection with an accusation President Moreno made against WikiLeaks earlier this week. He stated that the organization intercepted and leaked telephone and private conversations and, among other things, photos of his bedrooms, without providing any evidence for this. This footage appeared on social media. According to Moreno, Assange has violated the conditions of his stay. The president previously told Reuters that while Assange is allowed to express himself and communicate, he must not lie or hack into private accounts or phones.

The United States has wanted to prosecute Assange since 2010 for leaking internal US government documents via the WikiLeaks website. He then fled to the Ecuadorian embassy and was granted political asylum. After Sweden withdrew a warrant for Assange in 2017, all that remains is the 2012 arrest warrant that Assange ignored. to be given to Sweden. Earlier there were reports that Ecuador would be planning to hand over Assange to the British police and the country has called the whistleblower’s stay “unsustainable”.