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January 10, 2018

Ecuador Says Julian Assange's Stay in Embassy is "Untenable"
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Ecuador's foreign minister says Wiki Leaks founder Julian Assange's stay
in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London is "untenable." Assange first sought
refuge and political asylum in the Ecuadorean Embassy in 2012, when he
faced possible extradition to Sweden amid a sexual assault
investigation. The investigation has since been dropped. Assange denies
the allegations and calls the investigation a pretext for his ultimate
extradition to the United States to face prosecution under the Espionage
Act. Ecuador is now calling on Assange's stay to be ended through
international mediation.


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