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Ecuadorian President: Enough UK Assurances for Julian Assange to ‘Leave’ Embassy

Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno said that the UK has provided written assurances that they will not extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to any country where he will face the death penalty.

Moreno claims that this is a sufficient guarantee for Assange to be able to leave the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, where he has been residing since being granted asylum in 2012.

During Moreno’s radio interview, he did not say that he will be forcing Assange to leave — but stated that the WikiLeaks legal team is considering what to do.

It was recently revealed through a filing error that Assange has been secretly charged in the United States — though the nature of the charges remains unknown.

Read the full story from The Gateway Pundit


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