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April 5, 2019

WikiLeaks: Assange May Be Expelled from Embassy Within Hours or Days
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In London, Wiki Leaks founder and CEO Julian Assange is reportedly
bracing to be expelled from the Ecuadorean Embassy, where he's been
holed up since 2012 to avoid arrest and possible extradition to the
U.S., where he could face prosecution under the Espionage Act. This
week, Ecuador's President Lenín Moreno accused Assange of leaking
private photos of his family and violating the terms of his asylum. But
Wiki Leaks says Moreno is upset because a Wiki Leaks release known as
the INA Papers exposed the president's role in a growing corruption
scandal. In a Thursday afternoon tweet, Wiki Leaks wrote, "A high level
source within the Ecuadorian state has told @Wiki Leaks that Julian
Assange will be expelled within 'hours to days' using the #INAPapers
offshore scandal as a pretext-and that it already has an agreement with
the UK for his arrest."


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