Ecuador’s
government has asked Britain to give WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
safe passage to the South American country to allow him asylum there.
A source
close to the case at the Ecuadorian foreign ministry told the Press
Association: “Given that the European arrest warrant no longer
holds, Ecuador will now be intensifying its diplomatic efforts with
the UK so that Julian Assange can gain safe passage in order to enjoy
his asylum in Ecuador.”
The source
added Ecuador “welcomes the decision” to drop the charges against
Assange.
“This
decision follows the interview of Julian Assange in Ecuador’s
embassy in London in November 2016. Ecuador regrets that the Swedish
prosecutor delayed more than four years in carrying out this
interview.”
It comes
after prime minister Theresa May said any decision about WikiLeaks
founder Julian Assange’s arrest or otherwise is an “operational
matter” for police.
Asked if she
would support the UK extraditing Assange to the US, May said: “We
look at extradition requests when we receive them on a case-by-case
basis.
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