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Assange lawyer has ‘surprising’ key info on rape claims: report
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s lawyer Thursday said he had key information relating to the rape claims his client was facing which would be surprising when revealed, a report said. Baltasar Garzon, who spent hours in a briefing with Assange on Sunday discussing his legal strategy, said the defence had requested…
Ecuador president: Assange’s crimes in Sweden aren’t crimes in Ecuador
Ecuador’s president, Rafael Correa, has said Julian Assange should respond to the sexual assault allegations made against him by two Swedish women, even though the case would not in his view constitute criminal behaviour in Latin America. His remarks are likely to add to the controversy surrounding the WikiLeaks founder…
Australian minister: Sweden unlikely to extradite Assange to America
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was unlikely to be extradited from Sweden to the United States if there was a risk of the death penalty or a military court, Australia’s foreign minister said Wednesday. British authorities won their case to extradite Assange to Sweden to face sex assault allegations, but because…
U.S. denies Julian Assange’s claims of WikiLeaks witch-hunt
WASHINGTON — The United States on Monday denied Julian Assange’s “wild assertions” that it has launched a witch-hunt for the WikiLeaks founder, who was holed up in Ecuador’s embassy in London to avoid extradition. The Australian-born hacktivist rallied supporters Sunday from the balcony of the embassy, accusing the United States…
Ecuador’s London embassy provides Assange with computer and treadmill
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is keeping busy inside Ecuador’s London embassy by working on his computer, exercising on a treadmill and cooking food in his microwave, according to friends. Vaughan Smith, a former army officer who hosted 41-year-old Assange at his English mansion for more than a year while the…
Assange case a contrast to Ecuador’s embattled media
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has found an unlikely ally in Ecuador President Rafael Correa, who defends the document-leaking website while cracking down on media in his own country, experts say. On Thursday Correa granted asylum to Assange, who has taken shelter at the Ecuadoran embassy in London to avoid extradition…
Officials from across the Americas to meet regarding Assange flap
The diplomatic row between Britain and Ecuador over the WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, is to be discussed by foreign ministers from across the Americas next week. The Organisation of American States (OAS) has voted to hold a meeting next Friday following Ecuador’s decision to grant political asylum to Assange, who…
Expert: London’s threat to storm Ecuador’s embassy for Assange ‘stupid’
Britain is considering using an obscure law to extract Julian Assange from Ecuador’s embassy in London, but law experts say the possibility is slim — and one says London’s actions are “stupid”. Before it granted asylum to the WikiLeaks founder on Thursday, Ecuador made an angry rebuttal of what it…
Diplomatic cables reveal Australia expects U.S. to charge Julian Assange
Declassified diplomatic cables from Australia’s embassy in Washington D.C., obtained through freedom of information requests filed by The Sydney Morning Herald, reveal that Australian officials have already begun laying the groundwork for the U.S. to pursue charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. The cables show that diplomats in Assange’s home…
With Assange inside, police guard Ecuador embassy
Julian Assange remained holed up in Ecuador’s London embassy on Friday with police guarding its exits, as Britain’s government warned that the diplomatic row over the WikiLeaks founder could go on for years. Ecuador granted asylum on Thursday to Assange — whose website enraged the United States by publishing a…
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