Assange tried to use embassy as 'centre for spying', says Ecuador's Moreno

Exclusive: President says he has it in writing from UK that WikiLeaks cofounder’s rights will be respected

Julian Assange repeatedly violated his asylum conditions and tried to use the Ecuadorian embassy in London as a “centre for spying”, Ecuador’s president has said in an interview with the Guardian.

Lenín Moreno also said he had been given written undertakings from Britain that Assange’s fundamental rights would be respected and that he would not be sent anywhere to face the death penalty.

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from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2P9sLJS