[Infowarrior] - Ecuador: Wikileaks founder Julian Assange seeking asylum

[Richard Forno]

Ecuador: Wikileaks founder Julian Assange seeking asylum

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/story/2012-06-19/ecuador-wikileaks-assange/55689836/1

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) – Ecuador's foreign minister said Wilikeaks chief Julian Assange has taken refuge in the South American nation's embassy in London and is seeking political asylum.

By Kirsty Wigglesworth, AP

Ecuador announced Tuesday that Julian Assange is seeking asylum at its embassy in London.

Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino said Ecuador is weighing the request.

The move comes less than a week after Britain's Supreme Court rejected Assange's bid to reopen his extradition case.

Assange is wanted for questioning in Sweden after two women accused him of sexual misconduct during a visit to the country in mid-2010.

His legal struggle to stay in Britain has dragged on for the better part of two years, clouding his website's work exposing the world's secrets.

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