"He's my son and I love him, and obviously I don't want him hunted down and jailed. I'm reacting as any mother would. I'm distressed," Assange told Australia's ABC Radio and TV New Zealand today. "A lot of stuff that's written about me and Julian is untrue."
Assange said she's particularly worried that Interpol has issued a "Red Notice" for her son because of a sexual assault investigation in Sweden. The 39-year-old WikiLeaks founder denies the charges, saying he had consensual sex with two WikiLeaks volunteers in Sweden. His lawyers have appealed a Swedish prosecutor's order that he be detained for questioning. But the Interpol alert will likely make it difficult for Assange to travel freely. His whereabouts are unknown.
And now one of the only countries offering Assange residency, Ecuador, has backtracked on the offer.
On Monday, Ecuador's deputy foreign minister, Kintto Lucas, said his country was open to giving the embattled Assange residence "without any kind of trouble and without any kind of conditions," The Associated Press reported. The Foreign Ministry even issued a statement to that effect, saying Assange "could do investigative work and train researchers in Ecuador," according to Reuters.
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