Ecuador: Brits Threatened Embassy Raid

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Updated Apr. 21, 2017 4:05PM EDT / Published Aug. 15, 2012 6:17PM EDT

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Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino says the British government has threatened to raid their London embassy unless they turn over WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. “We are not a British colony,” Patino shot back in a letter shaming the British embassy. The minister added that Ecuador will announce a decision on Assange’s asylum request Thursday morning. Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa also commented on the alleged UK bullying, saying the precedent it sets is “absolutely unacceptable and a threat to all countries.” The hacker is wanted in Sweden on rape charges and has been hiding out in the Ecuadorian embassy since mid June.

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Ecuador: Brits Threatened Embassy Raid

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