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Julian Assange Requests Asylum in Ecuador

WikiLeaks founder is now in that nation's embassy in London

By the Associated Press

Posted Jun 19, 2012 2:21 PM CDT

(AP) – WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange has taken refuge in Ecuador's embassy in London and is seeking political asylum in the South American nation. Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino says Ecuador is weighing the request. The move comes less than a week after Britain's Supreme Court ruled that Assange must be extradited to Sweden, where he is wanted for questioning after two women accused him of sexual misconduct in 2010.

Julian Assange in a file photo.
Julian Assange in a file photo.   (Kirsty Wigglesworth)
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Emmanuel_Goldstein
Jun 19, 2012 7:23 PM CDT
World patriot.  History will look back on him kindly as long as the fascist conservatives don't control the conversation.
Observer
Jun 19, 2012 5:10 PM CDT
Ecuador is a very nice place. The coke and whores are cheap too. He is not a coward. He stands up against the CIA. That takes very big balls. Someone will kill him. They are just waiting til he is less visible.
Speedbird
Jun 19, 2012 4:36 PM CDT
He should've went to the Chinese embassy.

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