Ecuador abandons WikiLeaks Assange to UK authorities
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this position marks a departure from ecuadors previous practice of maintaining dialogue with british authorities over assanges situation since granting him asylum in 2012 when he took refuge in ecuadors london embassy after british courts ordered his extradition to sweden to face questioning in a sexual molestation case2 ecuador no longer plans to intervene with the british government on behalf of wikileaks founder julian assange in talks over his situation as an asylee in the countrys london embassy2 ecuador has no responsibility to take any further steps valencia said2 we are not mr. assanges lawyers nor are we representatives of the british government. this is a matter to be resolved between assange and great britain2 the uks foreign and commonwealth office did not immediately respond to emails seeking comment after normal business hours2 greg barns an australian lawyer advising assange said in an email that developments in the case in recent times showed the need for australias government to intervene to assist one of its citizens who faces real danger2 foreign minister jos valencia said in an interview with reuters that ecuadors only responsibility was looking after assanges wellbeing after the australian national sued the country over new conditions placed on his asylum in the london embassy2 that case has since been dropped but friends and supporters have said that assange now fears he could be arrested and eventually extradited to the united states if he leaves the embassy2 valencia said he was frustrated by assanges decision to file suit in an ecuadorean court last week over new terms of his asylum which required him to pay for medical bills and telephone calls and to clean up after his pet cat2 there is no obligation in international agreements for ecuador to pay for things like mr. assanges laundry he said2 ecuadorean president lenin moreno has said that asylum is not meant to be eternal but he has expressed concern about the possibility that assange may be extradited to the united states. valencia said on tuesday that he has not discussed assanges situation with the united states government2 last december ecuador granted assange ecuadorean citizenship and sought to name him as a member of the countrys diplomatic mission in britain and russia which could have assured him safe passage to leave the embassy. britain denied the request2

Ecuador abandons WikiLeaks Assange to UK authorities
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this position marks a departure from ecuadors previous practice of maintaining dialogue with british authorities over assanges situation since granting him asylum in 2012 when he took refuge in ecuadors london embassy after british courts ordered his extradition to sweden to face questioning in a sexual molestation case2 ecuador no longer plans to intervene with the british government on behalf of wikileaks founder julian assange in talks over his situation as an asylee in the countrys london embassy2 ecuador has no responsibility to take any further steps valencia said2 we are not mr. assanges lawyers nor are we representatives of the british government. this is a matter to be resolved between assange and great britain2 the uks foreign and commonwealth office did not immediately respond to emails seeking comment after normal business hours2 greg barns an australian lawyer advising assange said in an email that developments in the case in recent times showed the need for australias government to intervene to assist one of its citizens who faces real danger2 foreign minister jos valencia said in an interview with reuters that ecuadors only responsibility was looking after assanges wellbeing after the australian national sued the country over new conditions placed on his asylum in the london embassy2 that case has since been dropped but friends and supporters have said that assange now fears he could be arrested and eventually extradited to the united states if he leaves the embassy2 valencia said he was frustrated by assanges decision to file suit in an ecuadorean court last week over new terms of his asylum which required him to pay for medical bills and telephone calls and to clean up after his pet cat2 there is no obligation in international agreements for ecuador to pay for things like mr. assanges laundry he said2 ecuadorean president lenin moreno has said that asylum is not meant to be eternal but he has expressed concern about the possibility that assange may be extradited to the united states. valencia said on tuesday that he has not discussed assanges situation with the united states government2 last december ecuador granted assange ecuadorean citizenship and sought to name him as a member of the countrys diplomatic mission in britain and russia which could have assured him safe passage to leave the embassy. britain denied the request2