The arrest of JULIAN ASSANGE? A snapshot of the Evacuation from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London was released

The Ecuadorian embassy in London evacuated staff and furniture that coincides with the announcement of Julian Assange's arrest this week, according to reports

The white van was shot as removing furniture and items from the embassy in London on Sunday, after the media reported that Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno and British officials had come to an agreement to expel a political prisoner from the embassy. It is expected that British authorities will deport Assange to the United States, where lawyer Jeff Sessions promised to get into the WikiLeaks founder's office "for the rest of his life".

Glenn Greenwald reported on Saturday that the "hidden real purpose" of Moreno's trip was "getting acquainted with British officials in order to complete an agreement that Ecuador will withdraw its protection of Julian Assange that has been in force since 2012 and to expel him from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London , and then hand over the WikiLeaks founder to the British authorities. "Any arrest or persecution is a serious threat to reporters around the world writing about the United States that are not protected by the first amendment.

The founder of WikiLeaksa entered the Ecuadorian Embassy in London on June 19, 2012 and filed a request for a political asylum that was approved. Since that time, the building has been surrounded by police waiting to arrest him - and probably extradited to the United States for the crime of journalism. The UK's efforts to detain Assange cost the government more than $ 10 million to date, although no budget is foreseen for this.

In March, under the pressure of the United States, Ecuador increased efforts to make this whistleblower life unbearable. It was no longer allowed to use the Internet, phone, or have visitors. Without access to the outside world, Ecuador, in the worst case, kept him in worse conditions than prisoners in solitary confinement. British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt confirmed on Friday that the British police are seeking to arrest Assange, though they have consistently refused to indicate whether or not an order for extradition to the United States - where they will never receive a fair trial.

"I will only tell Julian Assange this: he is free to go through the doors of the Ecuadorian embassy whenever he wants. In this country that respects the rule of law, you are innocent until proven guilty. Serious accusations against him have been raised and we want to face justice for these accusations, but we are a country of fair trial. At any time he is free to walk in the streets of Knightsbridge, and the British police will be prepared for a warm welcome, "said Hunt.

In February, the High Court ruled that hacker Lauri Love would not be extradited to the United States to face charges of hacking government agencies. The head of the judiciary, Lord Burnett of Maldon, was very critical of the circumstances in which Love was in US prisons. The same goes for Assange, but nevertheless, it seems that the UK government neglects its own precedent in this case.

• 27 Jul, 2018
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