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Julian Assange to be expelled from Ecuadorian embassy in London WITHIN HOURS say WikiLeaks
www.express.co.uk ^ | PUBLISHED: 00:34, Fri, Apr 5, 2019 | UPDATED: 15:31, Fri, Apr 5, 2019 | By Clive Hammond

Posted on 04/05/2019 7:49:38 AM PDT by Red Badger

The WikiLeaks founder has been in the London building since 2012 after seeking asylum there as Swedish police wanted to question him over allegations of sexual assault and rape. WikiLeaks tweeted on Thursday night: “A high-level source within the Ecuadorian state has told WikiLeaks that Julian Assange will be expelled within 'hours to days' using the INA papers offshore scandal as a pretext and that it already has an agreement with the UK for his arrest.” However confusion surrounds Mr Assange, after an unnamed Ecuadorian official said no decision had been made on Mr Assange's future.

The source, a top official, slammed Wikileaks for the claims, and denied Mr Assange was due to be expelled.

Ecuador’s foreign ministry would only say it “doesn’t comment on rumours, theories or conjectures that don’t have any documented backing”.

Ecuadorian Foreign Minister, José Valencia, erased three tweets he wrote in relation to Julian Assange sent at 7:14am Ecuador time, according to CNN's reporter in Quito.

The Foreign Minister said that "rumours" about Assange leaving the embassy have existed for months.

He added that the government will not respond to the new rumours as he considers them insulting, insisting that Ecuador is free to grant or withdraw asylum at anytime.

However, UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has insisted Mr Assange is a "free man" and can leave the embassy if he wishes.

Mr Hunt said today: "Julian Assange is a free man. He can leave that embassy whenever he wants. We want the situation resolved as quickly as possible. It is up to him".

A group of protesters gathered outside Ecuador's London embassy last night, and one van - fitted with a billboard in support of Mr Assange - was banned from the venue, upon the embassy's orders.

Mr Assange is wanted by American authorities for his role in publishing secret US documents.

In January, Mr Assange launched legal action against the Trump administration in a bid to prevent his extradition to the US.

Wikileaks tweeted today: "It will be a sad day for democracy if the UK and Ecuadorean governments are willing to act as accomplices to the Trump administration's determination to prosecute a publisher for publishing truthful information"

Pamela Anderson, a close friend of the Wikileaks founder, lashed out at the US President Donald Trump, claiming he was using PR tactics to "shift" attention away from his "inability to perform".

She wrote: "Stop wasting everyone’s time.

"Trump meddling attempts to shift focus from his inability to perform and this is pathetic crisis management/PR and threatening behavior from the US to bully Ecuador - with severe sanctions/taxes - I’m sad for this beautiful country - we have to thank Ecuador for their resilience so far. Stay Strong."

According to The Guardian, Ecuador’s president, Lenin Moreno, said Mr Assange had “repeatedly violated” some of the conditions of his asylum.

Mr Moreno said that “Assange cannot lie or, much less, hack into private accounts or private phones”.

Mr Assange was also ordered by Ecuador to not “intervene in the politics of countries, or worse friendly countries”.

The president claims that photos of his bedroom, wife and family were circulated online, although he didn’t accuse Mr Assange of doing this.

He added: “We should ensure Mr Assange’s life is not at risk but he’s violated the agreement we have with him so many times.”

In 2010, an international arrest warrant was issued for Mr Assange amid the sexual assault claims in Sweden.

Denying the allegations, Assange said he would be extradited from Sweden to the US because of his role in the publication of secret documents.

The leaks included Afghanistan and Iraq war logs, a video entitled ‘Collateral Murder’ and CableGate.


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KEYWORDS: assange; brexit; ecuador; hillarysemails; judicialwatch; julianassange; theresamay; unitedkingdom; wikileaks
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1 posted on 04/05/2019 7:49:38 AM PDT by Red Badger
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To: Red Badger

Where’s Quasimodo when you need him?


2 posted on 04/05/2019 7:52:24 AM PDT by Mr Ramsbotham ("God is a spirit, and man His means of walking on the earth.")
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To: Red Badger
The WikiLeaks founder has been in the London building since 2012 after seeking asylum there as Swedish police wanted to question him over allegations of sexual assault and rape.

Hey Swedish Police...don't you have enough sexual assaults and rapes in your own back yard..?..../s

3 posted on 04/05/2019 7:55:59 AM PDT by spokeshave (recovering Spokeshave from another computer.)
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To: Red Badger

He should be forced to reveal who gave Wikileaks the Podesta emails.


4 posted on 04/05/2019 7:57:18 AM PDT by The people have spoken (Proud member of Hillary's basket of deplorables)
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To: Red Badger

You would think by now that someone would figure the situation out. I can’t believe he’s effectively a permanent resident of an embassy. It’s unprecedented!


5 posted on 04/05/2019 8:02:09 AM PDT by gr8eman (Since God has been banished from our classrooms, Satan has filled the void.)
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It’s not the first time this has happened at some country’s embassy....................


6 posted on 04/05/2019 8:05:12 AM PDT by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
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To: Red Badger

Seeing what the UK has done to Tommy Robinson:

Is there any doubt what they will do the second Assange’s feet hit London pavement..?


7 posted on 04/05/2019 8:06:43 AM PDT by gaijin
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To: The people have spoken
He should be forced to reveal who gave Wikileaks the Podesta emails.

I do believe he is prepared to go Scorched Earth.


8 posted on 04/05/2019 8:08:18 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Red Badger

Please just drop the whole load already?


9 posted on 04/05/2019 8:18:18 AM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: Buckeye McFrog

I agree.....I’d say he has an insurance policy someplace otherwise HRC would have had him taken out.


10 posted on 04/05/2019 8:20:21 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: spokeshave

The Swedes only punish WHITE culprits.


11 posted on 04/05/2019 8:26:28 AM PDT by buffyt (Not a Choice, it's a CHILD in the womb. We may have aborted the person with the cure for cancer!)
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To: The people have spoken

That’s why they want him dead, like Seth Rich.


12 posted on 04/05/2019 8:28:44 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents_Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Sacajaweau

Maybe the deal here is Brexit is about to happen so the Brits will have an excuse to not turn him over to the Swedes.


13 posted on 04/05/2019 8:30:35 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Red Badger

Does London have a Ft. Marcy park?


14 posted on 04/05/2019 8:32:28 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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They use the Thames River...................


15 posted on 04/05/2019 8:34:17 AM PDT by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
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To: Red Badger

The five eyes want him arrested. The Swede fake charge is long gone. Not the Brit eye wants to arrest him and hand him over to the American eye. Pompeo said he should face execution for publishing secret docs.

Nevermind the NYT or CNN never faces such government pressure for the same offense.

By the way, Sweden is having a rape epidemic and nobody is prosecuted except one political activist who had a condom break. Thousands of islamic rapes...and they go after this one guy. Yeah sure.

And wikileaks probably did more damage to Hillary than anything else. Pizzagate, Hillary and ISIS, Hillary and Uranium one, the CIA umbrage tools that make computer hacks look like they came from other countries, Hillary having one public and one private position... all wikileaks.


16 posted on 04/05/2019 8:34:39 AM PDT by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
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Pamela Anderson, a close friend of the Wikileaks founder, lashed out at the US President Donald Trump, claiming he was using PR tactics to "shift" attention away from his "inability to perform

This just seems so random. How did Pamela Anderson become close friends with Julian Assange?


Pamela Anderson aboard the USS Ronald Reagan in 2004.

17 posted on 04/05/2019 8:57:10 AM PDT by Jack Black ("If you believe in things that you don't understand then you suffer" - "Superstition",Stevie Wonder)
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To: Red Badger
Asante has been chillin’ in the embassy since 2012 - going on a good 8 years now.

He is departing about two weeks after Team Mueller ended it’s investigation

Interesting timing

18 posted on 04/05/2019 9:00:05 AM PDT by rdcbn
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Oops - hate auto spell

Assange has been chillin’ in the embassy since 2012 - going on a good 8 years now.
He is departing about two weeks after Team Mueller ended it’s investigation

Interesting timing


19 posted on 04/05/2019 9:01:43 AM PDT by rdcbn
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To: rdcbn

Very................................


20 posted on 04/05/2019 9:03:16 AM PDT by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
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