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Ecuador leader calls Julian Assange an 'inherited problem'
Source: BBC
Ecuador leader calls Julian Assange an 'inherited problem'
22 January 2018
Ecuador's President Lenín Moreno has described Wikileaks founder Julian Assange as an "inherited problem" in a television interview.
Mr Assange has been living inside the Ecuadorean embassy in London since June 2012, when he claimed political asylum.
He had been wanted on assault claims in Sweden, which have been dropped, but says he fears extradition to the US.
The UK recently refused to recognise Mr Assange as a diplomatic agent, which would have provided him with immunity.
'More than a nuisance'
President Moreno said Mr Assange had created "more than a nuisance" for his government.
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22 January 2018
Ecuador's President Lenín Moreno has described Wikileaks founder Julian Assange as an "inherited problem" in a television interview.
Mr Assange has been living inside the Ecuadorean embassy in London since June 2012, when he claimed political asylum.
He had been wanted on assault claims in Sweden, which have been dropped, but says he fears extradition to the US.
The UK recently refused to recognise Mr Assange as a diplomatic agent, which would have provided him with immunity.
'More than a nuisance'
President Moreno said Mr Assange had created "more than a nuisance" for his government.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-42773639
