Julian Assange lost his citizenship in Ecuador. An administrative court in Quito, Ecuador, has found irregularities in the naturalization process, such as the use of different signatures, altered documents, non-payment of fees and inability to reside in the country. For these reasons he declared that the granting of citizenship was invalid.
The court also assessed the interview for Assange's request and found it "unjustified and illegal".
Assange was notified that he had lost his citizenship in a letter from the Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry. Carlos Poveda's lawyer, of course, was not happy at all and said he would file an appeal against the decision.
The WikiLeaks founder was granted citizenship by Ecuador on his diplomatic appointment to use the immunity afforded by his position at the Ecuadorian embassy in London, where he spent seven years of his life confined to an office he turned into apartment.
Ο Assange ended up at the Ecuadorian embassy because seeking asylum from the Swedish authorities who were investigating some alleged sexual offences. Sweden interrupted her research in 2019, but Assange continued to be hosted at the Embassy.
The loss of Ecuadorian citizenship was expected, as the country was not on good terms with Assange to the extent that it facilitated his arrest and removal from the London embassy. Ecuador stopped supporting its fight against Assange's extradition on USA.