In an earlier publication we had mentioned them problems that the Ecuadorian embassy was facing with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
The embassy had set terms for the founder of WikiLeaks to be able to continue living inside the Ecuadorian building in London as he has done for the last six years. A key condition was to stop posting tweets with political comments on Twitter.
"Let us not forget that asylum conditions prevent him from talking about politics or interfering in the politics of other countries," he said at the time. Lincoln Moreno at Deutsche Welle.
Ecuador today decided to lift the asylum regime, effectively throwing Julian Assange into the street. Minutes after he was expelled from the embassy, British authorities arrested the founder of WikiLeaks, under the pretext of the scandal of offshore companies with INAPapers.
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Assange had sought asylum at the Ecuadorian embassy since 2012 to avoid extradition to Sweden, where he was accused of rape, but also to the United States, where he has been prosecuted for leaking secret government documents.
According to Guardian, ο Ισημερινός έχει διαθέσει πάρα πολλά χρήματα για την προστασία του Assange. Τα τελευταία πέντε χρόνια, η κυβέρνηση της χώρας έχει δαπανήσει περισσότερα από 5 εκατομμύρια δολάρια για την προστασία του. Στα έξοδα συμπεριλαμβάνονται η payment of a security company and secret agents to monitor Assange's visitors, as well as keep files on embassy officials and British services.
Assange has also reportedly aligned himself with marginalized groups and personalities in recent years, including the leader of the UK Independence Party and xenophobic Nigel Farage, members of his campaign. Donald Trump, representatives of European nationalist groups and individuals associated with the Kremlin.
The president of Ecuador insists his country is not under pressure from the United States or other countries that may have an interest in silencing Julian Assange. Just like he had said at Deutsche Welle Assange: "exceeded the limits of freedom of expression".