As he faces a major corruption probe, Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno has met another demand from Washington by booting WikiLeaks journalist Julian Assange out of Ecuador's embassy in London.
Having been delivered to British authorities, the Ecuadorian diplomat says Assange will likely be extradited to the US where "He will surely be sentenced to dozens of years of prison, at the least."
For Narvaez, who was among the Ecuadorian officials who received Assange in 2012, the move is part of a return to a "Subservient" foreign policy by the Ecuadorian government under Lenin Moreno.
"They want to use Julian Assange as a scapegoat to distract from the INA Papers scandal," says Narvaez, referring to the allegations of corruption that have sullied Moreno, his family and other close associates.
In what can only be described as a desperate attempt to divert attention, Moreno and his officials accused Assange and WikiLeaks of orchestrating the scandal.
Communications Minister Andres Michelena went as far as to claim that Assange was colluding with Correa and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to 'destabilize' Ecuador's government.
Assange is now an Ecuadorian citizen, and the country's constitution prohibits the government from allowing an Ecuadorian to be extradited.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-04-14/assange-scapegoat-distraction-scandal-ridden-ecuadorian-government
Having been delivered to British authorities, the Ecuadorian diplomat says Assange will likely be extradited to the US where "He will surely be sentenced to dozens of years of prison, at the least."
For Narvaez, who was among the Ecuadorian officials who received Assange in 2012, the move is part of a return to a "Subservient" foreign policy by the Ecuadorian government under Lenin Moreno.
"They want to use Julian Assange as a scapegoat to distract from the INA Papers scandal," says Narvaez, referring to the allegations of corruption that have sullied Moreno, his family and other close associates.
In what can only be described as a desperate attempt to divert attention, Moreno and his officials accused Assange and WikiLeaks of orchestrating the scandal.
Communications Minister Andres Michelena went as far as to claim that Assange was colluding with Correa and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to 'destabilize' Ecuador's government.
Assange is now an Ecuadorian citizen, and the country's constitution prohibits the government from allowing an Ecuadorian to be extradited.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-04-14/assange-scapegoat-distraction-scandal-ridden-ecuadorian-government
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