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Ecuador says WikiLeaks founder Assange is seeking asylum
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| Contributor | Brandonius Maximus |
| Last Edited | Brandonius Maximus Jun 19, 2012 03:57pm |
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| Category | News |
| Author | CNN Wire Staff |
| Media | TV News - CNN |
| News Date | Tuesday, June 19, 2012 09:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | London (CNN) -- WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London and has requested political asylum, officials and WikiLeaks said Tuesday.
Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino read a statement to reporters at a news conference in Quito. He took no questions.
Assange has been fighting for a year and a half against being sent to Sweden for questioning about accusations of sexual abuse. Two women accused him in August 2010 of sexually assaulting them during a visit to Sweden in connection with a WikiLeaks release of internal U.S. military documents. |
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