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August 23, 2012

Report: U.S. Charges Unlikely Against Assange 
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Anonymous government officials are claiming the Obama administration has
yet to decide on whether to bring criminal charges and attempt to
extradite Wiki Leaks founder Julian Assange. Speaking to Reuters,
several unnamed officials said the likelihood of a case against Assange
in the United States is "is probably receding rather than growing."
Assange was granted asylum by Ecuador last week to avoid extradition to
face questioning on sex crimes charges in Sweden. Ecuadorean President
Rafael Correa has said Assange would agree to go to Sweden if it could
guarantee he will not be sent on to a third country. On Wednesday,
Correa rejected calls from U.S. opponents of Assange and Wiki Leaks to
punish Ecuador for granting him asylum.

Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa: "The United States in speeches say
they have nothing to do with the Assange case but now senators threaten
to "sanction," in quotation marks, Ecuador for granting asylum to
Assange, removing tariff preferences. Keep your tariff preferences and
if you want a contribution from Ecuador for a course on ethics and
training in human rights, use these resources."

 

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