Julian Assange at Ecuadorian Embassy

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Integration has reported
today that Mr. Julian Assange of Australian nationality, resident in
the UK, was presented at the headquarters of the Diplomatic Mission of
Ecuador in London asking the government for Ecuadorian protection,
arguing that with a "regrettable factual statement of abandonment
received by the authorities of my country, Australia, who state that
they will not defend even my minimum guarantees before any government
and delegate in the constitution of a foreign country that applies the
death penalty for the crime of espionage and treason, and the
guarantees it offers to its nationals, ignoring the obligation to
protect its citizens, who is persecuted politically.

"Such statements make it impossible for me to return to my home country
and puts me in a state of helplessness by being requested to be
interrogated by the Kingdom of Sweden, where its top officials have
openly attacked me, and investigated me for political crimes in the
United States of America, a country where the death penalty for such
offenses is still in force."

The Government of Ecuador is evaluating the request of Mr. Julian
Assange and any decision on it will take into account respect for the
rules and principles of the International Law and the traditional
policy of Ecuador to safeguard human rights.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has officially informed about this
situation to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office through the Embassy
of Ecuador in the United Kingdom and the British diplomatic mission in
Quito.

NEWS RELEASE No. 029

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