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Assange to leave Ecuadorian embassy ‘soon’

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has announced he will leave the Ecuadorian embassy in London soon.

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Julian Assange’s Life Was in ‘Mortal Danger’: Rafael …

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WikiLeaks founder, JulianAssange,haslivedfor morethantwoyearsin EcuadorsembassyonLondon.

Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa said on Saturday that he decided to grant political asylum to Wikileaks founder Julian Assange on 2012 because his life was in risk.

During his weeklyreport, Correa said that Assange didnt have the basic guarantees for a fair trial. His life was in danger.

Assange has been living in the Ecuadorian embassy in London since June 19th, when he was grantedpoliticalasylum inthe embassy.Assange's political asylumcaused a diplomaticcrisis between the UK and Ecuador.

Assange was accused of rape in Sweden,but he said that it was just a political play to extradite him to the U.S., where he could have received the death penalty.

There was the threat that the U.S. judged him under the anti terrorist law, which can lead to death penalty said Correa.

Last Monday, Ecuadors Foreign Minister, Ricardo Patino, reassured that Assanges would continue to receive asylum, and said that Ecuador is willing to find a solution for this problem along with British and Swedish governments.

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Julian Assange: I will leave Ecuadorian Embassy soon (FULL SPEECH) (Improved Audio) – Video

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Julian Assange plans to leave the Ecuadorian Embassy in the near future, he told a press conference at the embassy #39;s London compound, where he #39;s been holed up for two years. The WikiLeaks founder...

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Ecuadors foreign minister Ricardo Patino (left) shakes hands with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange after a press conference inside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, where Assange confirmed he will be leaving the embassy soon. Photo by John Stillwell/PA Wire

The Washington Post reported that Assange believes Sweden will send him to the United States, where the Department of Justice has built a case against him pertaining to his role in leaking government documents connected to the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Ecuadorian foreign minister Ricardo Patino is seeking a meeting with his British counterpart to discuss plans to help Assange reach safety outside of the embassy.

Patino wrote a full statement in The Guardian.

Ecuador is committed to protecting persons subject to political persecution Ecuador renews its commitment to the protection of Assanges human rights, freedom and life, and we affirm the validity of the asylum given to him two years ago. We also reiterate our request for safe passage to Assange so he can safely travel to Ecuadorian territory.

The British press has reported that Assange is in poor health, but there has been no confirmation of those reor.

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