credU.K.: WikiLeaks’ Assange won’t be allowed to leave Assange has been holed up in the embassy since seeking refuge June 30
(CBS News) LONDON – He may be living in one of the poshest parts of London, 남양주출장샵 but Julian Assange remains confined inside, a prisoner of his own making. Senior diplomatic sources told CBS News the WikiLeaks founder has been granted permission to remain indefinitely at the Ecuadorean Embassy in London “until a diplomatic solution can be reached.” They hesitated to use the word “welcome.” Special Section: WikiLeaksAssange boosts Ecuador leader’s anti-U.S. credU.K.: WikiLeaks’ Assange won’t be allowed to leave Assange has been holed up in the embassy since seeking refuge June 30. On Thursday, the Latin American country granted Assange “diplomatic asylum,” but the British government has repeated the threat that if Assange steps one foot off embassy grounds he will be arrested and extradited to Sweden. “Diplomatic” rather than “political” asylum seems a small change, but it’s an important one. British Foreign Secretary William Hague has insisted that Britain does not recognize the status of diplomatic asylum, nor is it an internationally accepted means of granting refuge. Embassy officials say no plan has been drawn up to assist Assange in getting past police officers to a plane out of Britain. The diplomatic sources told CBS News the main sticking point to negotiations is third-country extradition. Swedish police want to question Assange in Sweden over sexual assault allegations. Ecuadorean officials said there have been no assurances by the...
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