Ecuadorean presidential candidate vows to oust Julian Assange from embassy in London

[DonViejo]

Source: International Business Times



09 FEB 2017 AT 15:16 ET


Julian Assange could be evicted from the Ecuadorean embassy in London by the start of Spring if opposition candidate Guillermo Lasso comes out on top in next month’s Ecuadorean presidential election.

Assange has been housed at the embassy since June 2012. Ecuador granted the WikiLeaks founder asylum after Sweden sought his extradition to face questioning over an accusation of sexual assault. Assange claimed that he could face extradition to the United States and be prosecuted over the leaking of documents, videos and diplomatic cables obtained by Chelsea Manning. Those leaked materials would lead to the founding of WikiLeaks.

But Lasso, of the right-wing Creo-Suma Alliance, has argued that it’s time for Assange’s stay to come to an end.

“The Ecuadorian people have been paying a cost that we should not have to bear,” he told The Guardian in an interview published Thursday. “We will cordially ask Señor Assange to leave within 30 days of assuming a mandate.”


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[Matthew28]

1. Great

This rat has caused enough problems!

[fleur-de-lisa]

2. Please let this happen!

Kick his sorry ass out!

[Blue_Tires]

3. Even the Ecuadorians have figured out by now

that it isn't just Assange they've been giving a comfy home to all this time, it's also Russian Intelligence...

[Danascot]

4. Lasso is not likely to get elected

While anything could happen Lenin Moreno is more likely to win. Moreno is of the same party as Correa, the current president and is probably more popular. I don't know if Moreno has stated a position on Assange or not though I do think the Ecuadorian people are becoming less enthusiastic about keeping him.

[calimary]

5. FAN-FUCKING-TASTIC!

If I'd been running a news division, I would have sent a memo around to all writers, producers, and air-talent. Because as long as they all saw fit to make sure some mention of "emails" was almost literally surgically attached to EVERY mention of Hillary Clinton, then one other thing should be - no, WILL BE mandatory. EVERY mention of Julian Assange should include the sexual assault charges from which he's actively been hiding, to avoid having to face. I think EVERY time one includes a locator for him - in the Ecuadoran embassy - that it should clearly be explained as to why he's living there. He's NOT Ecuadoran himself, after all. He's in hiding, trying to avoid facing the music.

[Hortensis]

6. So Assange has become a campaign issue? Lol!

Good for the Ecuadoreans who don't like the association...

[LudwigPastorius]

7. No need to oust him.

He promised he would leave if Chelsea Manning's sentence was commuted.

I'm sure he's just packing his things and cleaning up the place.

[Corey_Baker08]

8. Bout Time

[JTFrog]

9. Good. nt

[Judi Lynn]

10. Ecuador most clearly does NOT need a right-wing president, regardless of Assange.

The last thing any of the Latin American countries needs is a right wing President, as anyone who has ever bothered to research Latin American history learned long ago.

[Zorro]

11. What Lasso policies do you find objectionable?