Ecuador's president has said that the UK government has assured him that
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will not be extradited to any country
where his life is in danger.Julian Assange, an Australian computer
programmer, has been living under asylum at the Embassy of Ecuador in
London since August 2012, after he leaked highly sensitive government
information provided by Chelsea Manning on his website, WikiLeaks, in
2010.WikiLeaks has been used for the release of thousands of classified
US military and diplomatic cables. Assange says that he faces charges
under seal in the US for revealing sensitive government information on
WikiLeaks, though the exact charges against him remain unclear.Assange
has remained in Ecuador's embassy in London for fear that he will be
extradited to countries where he is wanted or that he will be arrested
in the UK for the criminal offence of breaching his bail
conditions.Ecuador's president, Lenin Moreno, says the UK has now
provided sufficient guarantees for Julian Assange to leave his
government's embassy in London. He added that his government had
received written assurances from the UK government that they will
not extradite Assange to any country where he would face the death
penalty.
Lenin
Moreno President Lenin Moreno told reporters today:The way has been
cleared for Mr Assange to take the decision to leave in near-liberty.He
did not say he would force Assange out of his country's embassy but said
Assange's legal team is considering its next steps.
