Ecuador has said that the British government had threatened to raid
its embassy in London if Wikileaks founder Julian Assange was not handed
over, and that Quito would make its decision on his asylum request on
Thursday.
In statement, Ecuadorean Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino said: "We are not a British colony". Julian Assange Credit: Lewis Whyld/PA wire
Former computer hacker Assange, who enraged Washington in 2010 when
his WikiLeaks website published secret U.S. diplomatic cables, is wanted
in Sweden to face trial for rape.
Assange has been taking refuge in the Ecuadorean embassy in London
since June 19. The Australian anti-secrecy campaigner says he fears he
could be bundled to the United States where his life would be at risk. Source
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