Julian Assange vows to ‘stay inside Ecuador embassy’

[Pharaoh]

A statement read outside the embassy by Susan Benn from the Julian Assange Defence Fund said: 'The issues faced by Mr Assange are serious. His life and liberty and the life and liberty of his organisation and those associated with it are at stake.

'The US Government has instigated a grand jury against Julian Assange and other ‘founders or managers’ of WikiLeaks. Australian diplomats have described this investigation as being of ‘unprecedented scale and nature’.

'There is irrefutable evidence in the public record of subpoenas being issued and witnesses being compelled to testify against Mr Assange.

'WikiLeaks, the ACLU, the Centre for Constitutional Rights and other groups have been fighting these subpoenas and other issues arising from the investigation in multiple US courts. US officials have said in open court that the FBI file about the investigation has now reached 42,135 pages.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2166660/Julian-Assange-vows-stay-inside-Ecuador-embassy-political-asylum-application-processed.html#ixzz1zOJZmSAA

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

1. It's pathetic to see how far our "transparent" governmen will go to silence whistleblowers.

And, how terrified it is of embarrassment.

[Pharaoh]

2. And also scary how much like

The Nazi Gestapo they have become.

[teddy51]

4. You've got that right!

[teddy51]

3. And yet we have some on DU that think Assange should just turn himself over to the Authorities.

I say BS to that unless he wants to end up on trial in the US.

[sabrina 1]

5. Only the willingly blind would suggest that he do that.

Or those who oppose freedom of the press of course.

He did a very wise thing and Ecuador is not the only country where he has been offered asylum. What Americans do not know because our media is so controlled, is that Wikileaks is more respected around the world, than the US at this point.

[Pharaoh]

6. There would be no trial

he would be disappeared.........