Ecuador to Hand Over Assange to UK

Ecuador to Hand Over Assange to UK ‘In Coming Weeks or Days,’  By RT's Editor-in Chief  July 20, 2018 "Information Clearing House" -  Ecuador is ready to hand over the WikiLeaks founder to the UK in “coming weeks or even days,” RT editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan said citing her own sources, as prospects of his eviction from the embassy are back in the media.  “My sources tell [Julian] Assange will be handed over to Britain in the coming weeks or even days,” Simonyan wrote in a recent tweet which was reposted by WikiLeaks. “Like never before, I wish my sources were wrong,”she continued. Маргарита Симоньян‏Geverifieerd account @M_Simonyan Мои источники говорят, что Ассанжа в ближайшие недели или даже дни сдадут Британии. Как никогда мне хочется, чтобы мои источники ошибались. 07:54 - 19 jul. 2018 WikiLeaks‏Geverifieerd account @wikileaks WikiLeaks heeft geretweet Маргарита Симоньян Editor-in-chief of RT: "My sources tell me that @JulianAssange will be handed over to the #UK in the next weeks or days. Like never before I wish that my sources are wrong'' WikiLeaks heeft toegevoegd, Geverifieerd account 19:34 - 19 jul. 2018 Simonyan's message comes, as speculations Ecuador is in talks with the UK over the future of Assange are back again in British press. Earlier this week, the Times reported Britain is locked in top-tier discussions with the Ecuadorians in a bid to remove Assange from their London embassy. Geverifieerd account 17 uur17 uur geleden Glenn Greenwald heeft geretweet Маргарита Симоньян The editor-in-chief of RT says the Ecuadorian government - now highly subservient to the west under @Lenin's government - will withdraw its asylum grant to Julian Assange and hand him over to the UK. People pretending to believe in press freedom will cheer if he's sent to the US: Glenn Greenwald heeft toegevoegd, Geverifieerd account 151 antwoorden748 retweets994 vind-ik-leuks       Glenn Greenwald‏Geverifieerd account @ggreenwald Which is the greater threat to press freedom: (a) sending Julian Assange to the US to be prosecuted by the Sessions DOJ for publishing classified and hacked docs or (b) Donald Trump tweeting mean insults at Chuck Todd and Wolf Blitzer and being rude to Jim Acosta? 09:05 - 20 jul. 2018 Sir Alan Duncan, the Foreign Office minister, is said to be spearheading the diplomatic effort. Sources close to Assange said he himself was not aware of the talks but believed that America was putting “significant pressure”on Ecuador, including threatening to block a loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) if he continues to stay at the embassy. The Times report comes just weeks before a visit to the UK by the newly-elected Ecuadorian president Lenin Moreno, who has labeled Assange a “hacker”, an “inherited problem” and a “stone in the shoe.” There have been other worrying signs indicating Assange is steadily becoming a troublemaker for Ecuador. In late March this year, the Ecuadorian government has suspended Assange’s communication privileges with the outside world, cutting off his Internet connection at the embassy. The move was sparked by Assange’s alleged breach of an agreement to refrain from interfering in other states’ affairs. Previously, he blasted the Spanish government for cracking down on the Catalan independence movement. Assange has been holed up in the Ecuadorian embassy since 2012 when he asked the Latin American state for asylum. The 47-year-old was wanted by Sweden on sexual assault allegations, but feared the extradition would lead to him being transferred to the US and prosecuted without a fair trial. The US has been saying that Assange was “engaged in terrorism,” with Attorney General, Jeff Sessions, last year calling his arrest a “priority.” Over the years, WikiLeaks has published hundreds of thousands of classified US files, including the cables on the Iraq War, leaked by whistleblower Chelsea Manning in 2010. Despite the Swedish investigation against him being closed in May last year, the Australian journalist was still unable to leave the embassy because of an outstanding British warrant for allegedly breaching bail conditions and no guarantees of him not being sent to the US. Over the years, the whistleblower has been supported by activists and human rights groups, who demanded he be freed. A UN panel also found that Assange’s stay in the embassy amounted to “arbitrary detention,” but it wasn’t enough to change his fate. ====== Join the Discussion It is not necessary for ICH readers to register before placing a comment.  We ask that you treat others with respect. Take a moment to read the following - Comment Policy - What Or Who is Information Clearing House and Purpose and Intent of this website: It is unacceptable to slander, smear or engage in personal attacks on authors of articles posted on ICH. Those engaging in that behavior will be banned from the comment section. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/49892.htm