By — Associated Press Associated Press Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/uk-guarantees-are-enough-for-julian-assange-to-leave-embassy-ecuadors-president-says Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter UK guarantees are enough for Julian Assange to leave embassy, Ecuador’s president says World Dec 6, 2018 11:10 AM EDT QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuador’s president says Britain has provided sufficient guarantees for Julian Assange to leave his government’s embassy in London, where the WikiLeaks founder has been living under asylum since 2012. Lenin Moreno said in a radio interview Thursday said his government had received written assurances from the U.K. government not to extradite the Australian activist to any country where he would face the death penalty. Moreno didn’t say he would force Assange out, but said Assange’s legal team is considering its next steps. Assange has long maintained the he faces charges under seal in the U.S for revealing highly sensitive government information on his website. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Associated Press Associated Press
QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuador’s president says Britain has provided sufficient guarantees for Julian Assange to leave his government’s embassy in London, where the WikiLeaks founder has been living under asylum since 2012. Lenin Moreno said in a radio interview Thursday said his government had received written assurances from the U.K. government not to extradite the Australian activist to any country where he would face the death penalty. Moreno didn’t say he would force Assange out, but said Assange’s legal team is considering its next steps. Assange has long maintained the he faces charges under seal in the U.S for revealing highly sensitive government information on his website. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now