Julian Assange asylum granted by Ecuador in dramatic standoff between Latin America’s small country of Ecuador and England. Assange dwells at Ecuador embassy in London.

London / NationalTurk – The Wikileaks founder has been hiding out in Ecuador’s england embassy in London for the last 2 months in a bid to avoid extradition to Sweden for questioning over rape allegations.

Ecuador has granted political asylum to WikiLeaks founder and latest rape suspect Julian Assange. The decision comes almost 2 months after the world-famous informateur came to the country’s embassy in London seeking protection.

Julian Assange asylum bid accepted, Ecuador vs England crisis develops

A bitter diplomatic struggle erupted after Ecuador accused the British government of threatening to enter its embassy to arrest the Australian whistleblower.

Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino stated ‘ We have decided to grant political asylum Julian Assange, we can say that he can be politically prosecuted.’

The declaration of Assange’s asylum grant was met with celebrations outside the Ecuadorian embassy as the WikiLeaks founder’s supporters began chanting ‘ Hands off Ecuador’ and ‘ Assange freedom fighter.’

Assange asylum : Is an Assange extradition from Ecuador embassy in London by British forces imminent ?

Patino admitted that Julian Assange’s rights are endangered, as he is at high risk of extradition from Sweden to the US. Moreover, Assange’s home country will not provide him with adequate legal protection, he said.

“We think [Mr Assange’s] extradition is viable to a country outside the EU,” said Patino. “If this happens, he will not get a fair trial and his rights won’t be respected. Most probably he will face a military court in the US.”

Ecuador’s diplomatic row with Britain will go deeper after Ecuador has granted political asylum to Julian Assange. Despite the latest development on Assange case, British officials have made clear they will still go ahead and attempt to secure Julian Assange’s extradition from Ecuador embassy in London.

Julian Assange Asylum by Ecuador : Bye Bye England

A British Foreign Office spokesman stated that Britain found it regrettable that the Ecuadorians had taken this step after many weeks of negotiations over Julian Assange’s extradition.

‘The best way forward is to continue to seek a negotiated settlement, so we are committed to continue negotiation talks with Ecuador on every diplomatic way possible ‘ adds the anonymous British servant.

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