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Julian Assange's Ecuadorian citizenship revoked
Source: ABC (Australia)
Julian Assange's Ecuadorian citizenship revoked
28 July 2021
Ecuador has revoked the citizenship of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, who remains in a British prison.
Assange received Ecuadorian citizenship in January 2018 as part of a failed attempt by the government of then-President Lenín Moreno to turn him into a diplomat and get him out of its embassy in London.
On Monday, the Pichincha Court for Contentious Administrative Matters revoked this decision.
Ecuador's Foreign Ministry said the court had "acted independently and followed due process in a case that took place during the previous government and that was raised by the same previous government."
Carlos Poveda, Mr Assange's lawyer, said the court made the decision without due process, and Mr Assange was not allowed to appear in the case.
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28 July 2021
Ecuador has revoked the citizenship of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, who remains in a British prison.
Assange received Ecuadorian citizenship in January 2018 as part of a failed attempt by the government of then-President Lenín Moreno to turn him into a diplomat and get him out of its embassy in London.
On Monday, the Pichincha Court for Contentious Administrative Matters revoked this decision.
Ecuador's Foreign Ministry said the court had "acted independently and followed due process in a case that took place during the previous government and that was raised by the same previous government."
Carlos Poveda, Mr Assange's lawyer, said the court made the decision without due process, and Mr Assange was not allowed to appear in the case.
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Read more: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-28/julian-assange-s-ecuadorian-citizenship-revoked/100328868
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