Ecuador President Announces He’ll Decide On Assange Later This Week

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Al Jazeera reports that Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa said he will make a decision on the fate of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange later this week. Assange has been holed in Ecuador’s London embassy since June 19, seeking to avoid extradition to Sweden for questioning related to sexual assault claims.

Correa said he believes there may be a chance Sweden could extradite Assange to the United States, where Correa noted that Assange may face the death penalty for leaking classified documents. 

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