Posted on 12/06/2018 11:16:19 AM PST by yesthatjallen
Ecuadorian President Lenín Moreno on Thursday said "the road is clear" for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to leave country's embassy in London, saying he has been assured Assange would not face extradition to faces charges abroad.
The U.K. and Ecuador have been quietly discussing Assange's eventual departure from the embassy for months.
"The road is clear for Mr. Assange to take the decision to leave,” Moreno said during a radio show on Thursday, referencing a written assurance he had received from Britain, according to the AP.
Moreno added that Ecuador does not plan to force Assange out of the embassy, where he has been living since 2012.
Assange fled to the embassy when U.K. courts ordered he be extradited to Sweden to be questioned in a sexual assault case, which has since been dropped.
WikiLeaks faces a U.S. grand jury investigation for publishing U.S. diplomatic and classified military information under Assange's leadership, and Assange has said that he is facing charges in the U.S.
The Department of Justice last month inadvertently revealed in an unsealed court filing that they have prepared charges against Assange, according to The Washington Post. The charges were disclosed in a filing in an unrelated case.
Assange in October said that he believes the Ecuadorean government is preparing to end his asylum at its embassy in London and hand him over the U.S. He made the claim after Ecuador announced new embassy rules for him, which include paying for his medical bills and phone calls, staying away from commenting on controversial topics, and cleaning up after his pet cat.
How can we miss you if you won’t go away?
It would be great if he was granted immunity to testify about the DNC hack. Promise him a trip to the USA and a 30 day head start after he finishes testifying to get out of the country before they go after him for any other crimes.
He won’t get two feet out the door
He’s not safe while we still have a corrupt DOJ
He will be immediately assassinated.
I assume he has a dead man’s switch that would trigger a massive info dump. I know I would.
It’s a lie. Treachery. Don’t do it. This is an object lesson to all us peons that if
they can 86 Assange, they can 86 us. Repeat, DON’T DO IT !!!
Y’all are on. I say 2638 feet.
He’ll never make it to the Parish line.
What makes you think he would LIVE long enough to testify. Remember Seth Rich? (and dozens of others...)
Is there a matrix pool going? Time/Distance?
I get 45 seconds and 1,200'
What Assange should do is grow a beard, dye his hair dark brown and get a tan. He will blend in and he can just fade into the population.
Maybe he will go to France to join Pamela Anderson? Or perhaps Anthony Bourdain...
What about his cat? Will it have the necessary vaccinations?
He would have to have a 24-hour security team. There are many who want him dead - and the Clintons are near the top of that list (along with a bunch from both political parties who are totally given in to the Swamp).
I sure hope so -
“What makes you think he would LIVE long enough to testify.”
The World now knows he is about to leave. What could possibly go wrong?
Sounds like he might want to pick up the dirty socks and underwear, freshen the kitty litter and maybe cheer a bit louder when Ecuador’s playing Bolivia on TV.
Sounds like he might want to pick up the dirty socks and underwear, freshen the kitty litter and maybe cheer a bit louder when Ecuador’s playing Bolivia on TV.
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