Ecuador President says, \'sovereign right\' to terminate Assange asylum
Ecuador acted within its sovereign rights when it decided to withdraw diplomatic asylum from WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
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Quito: Ecuador acted within its sovereign rights when it decided to withdraw diplomatic asylum from WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, President Lenin Moreno said Thursday.
Assange will not be extradited to a country with death penalty, Ecuador president said.
Assange was arrested at the Ecuador embassy in London after Quito withdrew his asylum, and police entered the embassy.
Moreno said: "Ecuador has decided with sovereign rights to withdraw the diplomatic asylum to Julian Assange for repeatedly violating international conventions and the protocol of co-habitation".
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