In which Ecuador’s president denies an earlier report by The Guardian that he’s made a decision on offering asylum to Julian Assange. Rough translation of the tweet: “Assange asylum rumor is false. There is still no decision. I’m waiting for the Foreign Ministry’s report.” More details over this way.
![Report: Ecuadorian officials say Julian Assange will receive asylum
Assange’s get-out-of-jail card? President Rafael Correa will grant political asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange this week, according to Ecuadorian officials. Unfortunately for Mr. Assange, that does not invalidate the warrant issued by London police after he violated the terms of his bail by fleeing to Ecuador’s London embassy in June. “For Mr. Assange to leave England, he should have a safe pass from the British [government],” said Ecuador’s foreign minister Ricardo Patiño, wondering, ”Will that be possible?” (Photo via LeStudio1) source
UPDATE: Correa denied the report via Twitter, saying he hasn’t decided yet.
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Assange’s get-out-of-jail card? President Rafael Correa will grant political asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange this week, according to Ecuadorian officials. Unfortunately for Mr. Assange, that does not invalidate the warrant issued by London police after he violated the terms of his bail by fleeing to Ecuador’s London embassy in June. “For Mr. Assange to leave England, he should have a safe pass from the British [government],” said Ecuador’s foreign minister Ricardo Patiño, wondering, ”Will that be possible?” (Photo via LeStudio1) source
UPDATE: Correa denied the report via Twitter, saying he hasn’t decided yet.
» Not the first major Syrian e-mail leak: Wikileaks’ latest publication — arguably their most notable since CableGate — is certainly notable, but it’s also a release with precedent. In February, Haaretz also published a set of Syrian government e-mails believed to be intercepted by Anonymous. In March, The Guardian had a similar leak, this time attributed to Syrian opposition groups. But, clearly, the quality of the release is what matters here — not the volume. The group is currently parsing through the e-mails.
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He is convinced that the U.S. is preparing charges. He feels that his asylum application is not about the crime accusations he faces in Sweden, but is about getting protected from the U.S.Julian Assange’s lawyer, Per Samuelson • Discussing why the Wikileaks founder is pushing so hard to receive political asylum from Ecuador at the moment, ahead of what appears to be a likely extradition from the United Kingdom to Sweden. “We had heard that the Ecuadoreans were sympathetic in relation to my struggles and the struggles of the organization with the United States,” Assange told the Australian Broadcasting Corp. recently, also noting that there’s a good chance his asylum bid may not go through. Even if it doesn’t, he feels that the motion at the very least shines light on the United States’ plans to charge him. Think he’s headed to Ecuador?
In a surprising twist to the Julian Assange saga, the WikiLeaks founder has requested political asylum from the country of Ecuador. What’s more surprising is that the country may grant his request. During a press conference in Quito, Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Ricardo Potino told reporters that officials were “studying and analyzing the request,” but would not go into further detail. (Photo by acidpolly) source
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Julian Assange is running for the Australian Senate according to the Twitter account of his whistle-blowing company Wikileaks. “We have discovered that it is possible for Julian Assange to run for the Australian Senate while detained. Julian has decided to run,” appeared on the company’s Twitter feed around 8pm EST on Friday evening. When contacted by the Guardian, John Wanna, a policical scientist at Australian National University, confirmed Assange’s eligibility saying, “if he gets on the roll, then he can stand as long as he’s solvent and not in jail and not insane. “(Photo by AcidPolly) source
For a guy basically fighting for his freedom, Julian Assange seems awful chill in this courtroom. Not bad brah. (watch live feed here)
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrives at the Supreme Court in London February 1, 2012.
Assange was detained in Britain in December 2010 on a European arrest warrant issued by a Swedish prosecutor after two female former WikiLeaks volunteers accused him of sexual assault. [REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth]
Read more: Julian Assange appeals extradition to UK’s top court
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrives at the Supreme Court in London February 1, 2012.
Assange was detained in Britain in December 2010 on a European arrest warrant issued by a Swedish prosecutor after two female former WikiLeaks volunteers accused him of sexual assault. [REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth]
Read more: Julian Assange appeals extradition to UK’s top court
In case you’d like to follow along at home, ABC (Australia) has live video from the event.
Tweet of the night: Wikileaks’ defiance still intact despite news their boss will be on The Simpsons’ 500th episode. Love it.
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Julian Assange gets one last change to fight extradition: The Wikileaks leader has 14 days to make his case in front of the British Supreme Court (regarding a single technicality). This is his final lifeline — if this falls through, he heads to Sweden to face sexual assault charges. source
Wikileaks: UK court says Julian Assange can be extradited to Sweden: The leader of Wikileaks has been fighting his extradition (on sexual abuse charges) for roughly a year, and the decision is a major setback. Assange plans appeal to the UK’s highest court. source
Assange says low funds may cause shut-down: Visa, MasterCard, eBay, and Bank of America have all imposed financial blockades against the confidential document-leaking organization, which head-man Julian Assange says may soon force their closure. Wikileaks has already suspended their normal publishing functions to devote their full time to legal battles against the institutions that have barred money from flowing to them. Bernd Fix, a board member for the Wau Holland Foundation which processes payments to Wikileaks, estimates that this year they’ll bring in just $95,000, compared to $1.4 million last year. source
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