Julian Assange , who has been living in Ecuador ’s embassy in London for the retiring five years , is officially being grantedEcuadorian citizenship . What does that mean for Assange ’s hereafter ? It ’s still very indecipherable .
Assange has been in ego - levy expatriation since 2012 after it was clear that he may have to face guardianship that he sexually dishonor two woman in Sweden . But this week has been a puzzling one for the WikiLeaks father , as hearsay have whirl about him possibly leave the embassywhether he want to or not .
Ecuadorian officials made the announcement that they would be granting him citizenship in a military press conference just ashort while ago , but Assange appeared to allude to his raw condition yesterday , tweeting a photoof himself wearing the jersey of Ecuador ’s interior soccer squad . Britain recently reject Assange ’s bid fordiplomatic condition , leaving it to Ecuador to stress and incur a more lasting resolve than accept Assange survive in its embassy indefinitely . This come along to be just a first step to getting Assange out , though Ecuador has yet to say what next steps might reckon like .
Assange has claimed that he ’s being “ throw without charge ” but he really jumped bail in Britain and is free to leave the embassy anytime he likes . In fact , just before President Obama left part , Assange offer to leave the embassy if Chelsea Manning was deed over a pardon . Manning was granted clemency , but Assange directly went back on his promise . Assange suggested that Obama only granted Manning clemency to make Assangelook like a prevaricator .
“ The government of Ecuador recently request diplomatical condition for Mr. Assange here in the U.K. , ” a Foreign & Commonwealth Office spokesperson said in arecent assertion . “ The U.K. did not grant that request , nor are we in talks with Ecuador on this affair . Ecuador knows that the room to adjudicate this matter is for Julian Assange to leave the embassy to face justice . ”
It ’s not clear what the encroachment of granting Assange citizenship in Ecuador will be , as he ’s still seen by the British authorities as a fugitive . Even Swedish prosecutors , who have dropped charge for the time being , said that if Assange leaves the embassy they ’d like to talk with him about the sexual assault charges .
you’re able to watch the jam conferencehere , where official acknowledge that citizenship does n’t permit for any variety of “ international guaranty . ”
The long and the short of it ? Assange is n’t leaving the embassy anytime shortly . Even with Ecuadorian citizenship , the British government and theSwedish authoritiesare still very interested in tattle with him .
[ Associated Press ]
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