Julian Assange sues Ecuador for 'violating his rights'

[Goonch]

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Source: CNN

WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange has directed his legal team to launch proceedings against the government of Ecuador for "violating his fundamental rights."

In a statement, WikiLeaks said Friday Ecuador had "threatened to remove his protection and summarily cut off his access to the outside world."
It added that the embassy has refused journalists and human rights organizations to see him as well as installed signal jammers to prevent phone calls and internet access.
The whistleblower has been holed up at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London since 2012 when he was granted asylum as part of a bid to avoid extradition to Sweden where he was facing allegations of sexual assault. The case has since been dropped but as Assange fears US extradition due to his work with Wikileaks, he has remained in place.
The accusations against Ecuador come after a document was leaked earlier this week revealing a new set of house rules Assange must adhere to in London from December 1.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/19/uk/julian-assange-ecuador-intl/index.html

[hlthe2b]

1. WOW.. TALK about biting the hand that FEEDS him--literally.

His arrogance knows no bounds.

[AllaN01Bear]

2. then he needs to go away. may have worn out his welcome .

[2naSalit]

23. Sounds more solid than "may have"...

just sayin'.

[bucolic_frolic]

3. Freeloaders everywhere will be studying his strategy

Landlords beware!

[gohuskies]

4. Ha ha ha Assange is squirming about lack of rights - what a crock...

He is a huge P.O.S. that deserves to feel abandoned and cut off. If he keeps going, he will end up like Alex in a Clockwork Orange. He deserves that kind of rehabilitation. Poor effin' Russian poodle.

[lagomorph777]

19. His Ecuadoran droogs have tired of him.

[LisaM]

30. Clockwork Orange has two endings.

There is a British version that where it turned out a little differently....

[MontanaMama]

5. They lost me when

they said Assange has his own legal team. Wonder who pays for that since he doesn't have a real job...any guesses?

[Thomas Hurt]

6. I must be missing something here...

why don't they just toss his @## out the front gate bodily and wash their hands of him.

[OnDoutside]

8. Probably due to the Russian influence ?

[cstanleytech]

7. Well they are not holding him prisoner so if he wants to

talk to journalists he can always leave the embassy though if I was him I would be wary of drinking or eating anything anywhere as well as avoiding anyone with an umbrella that is from Russia.

[Arkansas Granny]

9. The poor thing. He must be feeling as bullied as Melania Trump. Let me think for a minute and

I'll let you know if I give a fat rats ass.

[True Blue American]

12. Good one.

[grantcart]

10. Ecuador should admit their error and escort him to the nearest Saudi consulate for protection.

[Thekaspervote]

11. Asshole!! What about our rights??!! He thought nothing of walking all over the rights of US citizens

[2naSalit]

24. +1

[Azathoth]

13. This guy's a piece of work

Ecuador should do the world a favor and throw him and his cat out on the front sidewalk.

[padah513]

14. Lol

I wonder how many seconds would pass by before somebody scooped him up.

[Haggis for Breakfast]

33. I can answer that one.

NONE. Bobbies are stationed 24/7 outside of the embassy (and every square inch of London is CCTV-ed). The nanosecond he steps outside, they have orders to grab him for violating an agreement he had with authorities and put him in jail, awaiting extradition to the US.

[BigDemVoter]

15. They ought to kick his ass out. . . Since when are they obligated to protect him?

[Jose Garcia]

16. He should hire Michael Rotondo to be his lawyer

[ChiTownDenny]

17. HAHAHAHAHAHA!

The irony.

[marble falls]

18. Could not have said it better myself!

[jcgoldie]

20. Why don't they throw that asshole out?

I don't get it.

[cstanleytech]

21. At a guess? Because they enjoyed rubbing the nose of the UK and the US over

allowing him to stay.
That however has grown old and they want him to leave however they are afraid of looking bad so instead they have cut his internet off and his ability to contact journalists to drive him out rather than force them to kick him out.

[reACTIONary]

25. they are afraid of looking bad ..

That's my guess. They want toget rid of him without losing face.

[Nitram]

22. LOL. "Violating his rights?" He would be in prison right now if Ecuador had not taken him in.

I imagine the isolation has taken a mental and emotional toll.

[ck4829]

26. Every teen knows "My house, my rules" yet he doesn't?

[Hassler]

27. IOW: fat guy living in the basement complains about mattress.

[underpants]

29. Spot on. Why do they keep letting him stay?

Do they want it to be his decision?

[Hekate]

35. Best case for them is to let it be his decision. The master chessman turns out to be a pawn ...

...in someone else's geopolitical game. I wonder if that has dawned on him yet. I'd love to see him extradited into Mueller's investigation.

[saidsimplesimon]

28. So what's to do?

Will his pals in Russia open their doors? A man without a country. It's not sad. Let him reap....

[jrandom421]

31. Perfect solution

Have the Ecuadorians eject him from the embassy, have the British apprehend him and turn him over to Mueloler. Find a new home for the cat, let him be adopted and given a permanent visa in Britain.

[Takket]

32. i didn't know granting someone asylum........

also meant you have to cater to their every whim and provide luxuries of living for the rest of their life.........

be happy if you have food and a bed. it is more than most people have.

[murielm99]

34. And he doesn't take care of his cat.

That says a lot about his character.

[JudyM]

36. Locking.

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