Ecuador Cuts Off Julian Assange’s Comms Outside London Embassy

TOPSHOT - Wikileaks founder Julian Assange raises his fist prior to addressing the media on the balcony of the Embassy of Ecuador in London on May 19, 2017. Ecuador urged Britain today to "grant safe passage" out of ... TOPSHOT - Wikileaks founder Julian Assange raises his fist prior to addressing the media on the balcony of the Embassy of Ecuador in London on May 19, 2017. Ecuador urged Britain today to "grant safe passage" out of the country to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange after Sweden dropped a warrant that drove him to take refuge in Ecuador's London embassy. / AFP PHOTO / Justin TALLIS (Photo credit should read JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador’s government is cutting off WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s communications outside the nation’s London embassy.

Officials announced Wednesday they were taking the measure in response to Assange’s recent activity on social media.

As part of an agreement between Assange and the Ecuadorean government, he is not permitted to send any messages that could interfere with the South American nation’s relations with other countries.

Assange has been living in Ecuador’s embassy for more than five years.

Ecuador gave Assange asylum after he sought refuge in the embassy to avoid extradition to Sweden for investigation of sex-related claims. Sweden dropped the case, but Assange remains subject to arrest in Britain for jumping bail.

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  1. Would have been much happier with

    Ecuador Cuts Off Julian Assange’s (fill in the blank) Outside London Embassy

  2. Avatar for krux krux says:

    Heh, heh, heh.

    Maybe they’ll make up a list of chores for him while they’re at it… clean his room, do his laundry, sort the recycling…maybe some light cleaning in the rest of the embassy…windows, dusting…

    Anyone know what he’s been up to on social media lately that would have triggered this?

  3. The Ecuadorian government said in statement that it had acted because Assange had breached “a written commitment made to the government at the end of 2017 not to issue messages that might interfere with other states”.

    The move came after Assange tweeted on Monday challenging Britain’s accusation that Russia was responsible for the nerve agent poisoning of a Russian former double agent and his daughter in the English city of Salisbury earlier this month.
    The WikiLeaks founder also questioned the decision by the UK and more than 20 other countries to retaliate against the poisoning by expelling Russian diplomats deemed spies. (The Guardian, 3-28-18)

    The usual: being a tool for his Russian masters.
    Apparently, the pendulum has now swung far enough.

  4. What would be involved in smuggling him out of the embassy to some other country?

    What are the impediments the UK government has in place to stop that? Are they checking every garbage can that goes out?

  5. Assange is a criminal. The Ecuadorians should kick him out so he can face the music for his criminal acts. Maybe then he can implicate some of his criminal GOP buddies.

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