Ecuador tried to get Assange out of embassy by making him diplomat to Russia

[struggle4progress]

Tom McKay
Sep 24, 2018, 10:00am

The government of Ecuador, whose embassy in London has served as a refuge from UK authorities for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange since 2012, has been growing weary of their guest for quite some time. According to a Friday report from Reuters, it even went so far as to try and name him to a diplomatic position in Russia but backed down after Britain refused to grant Assange diplomatic immunity.

According to Reuters, the failed attempt suggests that Ecuadorean President Lenin Moreno reached out to Russian officials in order to arrange his exodus ... Reuters wrote that the attempt to shuttle Assange off to Russia was revealed in a letter between the embassy and Ecuadorean opposition legislator Paola Vintimilla, who does not seem to like him very much ...

In preparation to become an Ecuadorean diplomatic official, Reuters added, Assange penned a letter retracting his request for political asylum that Vintimilla insists means the Wikileaks founder should be kicked out of the embassy ...

https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2018/09/ecuador-tried-toget-julian-assange-out-of-their-embassy-by-making-him-a-diplomat-to-russia/

[RockRaven]

1. Just push Stinky out onto that balcony and close and lock the door.

Problem solved.

[NastyRiffraff]

2. There's nothing worse than a guest overstaying his welcome

Especially when he trashes the place while eating all the food and drinking all the beer.

[jberryhill]

3. .

[Jake Stern]

4. Have the US and UK suspend all aid to Ecuador

I'm betting Julian Assange will be bounced from the embassy with a quickness.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

5. Trump wouldn't do that

or the people around Trump wouldn't let him do that after his helpfulness during the 2016 campaign.