{"id":309989,"date":"2017-05-27T02:36:50","date_gmt":"2017-05-27T01:36:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/wikileaks-assange-defies-ecuadorian-warnings-will-publish-any-evidence-of-corruption\/"},"modified":"2017-05-27T02:36:50","modified_gmt":"2017-05-27T01:36:50","slug":"wikileaks-assange-defies-ecuadorian-warnings-will-publish-any-evidence-of-corruption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/wikileaks-assange-defies-ecuadorian-warnings-will-publish-any-evidence-of-corruption\/","title":{"rendered":"WikiLeaks\u2019 Assange defies Ecuadorian warnings, will publish any evidence of corruption"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Responding to comments from newly elected Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno warning Julian Assange not to \u2018interfere\u2019 in South American politics, WikiLeaks\u2019 founder said Ecuador can be \u201cconfident\u201d that any evidence of corruption will still be published.<\/p>\n

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Speaking at a ceremony at the Cochasqui archeological site in the Northern Andes on Thursday, President Moreno \u201crespectfully\u201d<\/em> called on Assange \u201cnot to interfere in Ecuadorian politics, nor in the politics of its allies.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cHis status does not allow him to talk about the politics of any country, let alone ours,\u201d<\/em> he said, according to CapitalNews.<\/p>\n

In response, Assange, who is still under virtual house arrest inside Ecuador\u2019s London embassy<\/a>,<\/a> sent out a series of tweets that seemed to imply he would fulfill his duty as a journalist to work in the \u201cpublic interest,\u201d<\/em> regardless of the embassy\u2019s hospitality.<\/p>\n

He added that if there are any legal barriers to him publishing, he will find alternatives to assure that the material reaches the public.<\/p>\n

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Ecuadorians can be confident that if WikiLeaks receives evidence of corruption in Ecuador it will be published.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Julian Assange (@JulianAssange) 26 May 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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In any instance where there is a genuine legal barrier to me being the publisher I will recuse myself and my replacement will publish.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Julian Assange (@JulianAssange) 26 May 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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Finally, I note that WikiLeaks publishes from EU, etc not Ecuador. If CIA et al have a problem with press freedoms take it up with the EU.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Julian Assange (@JulianAssange) May 26, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

Despite the warning, Moreno, who took office on Wednesday, also said his country \u201cwill ensure\u201d<\/em> Britain \u201callows the transfer of Mr. Assange to Ecuador or to the country in which he wishes to reside.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Assange has been holed up in the Ecuadorian embassy since 2012 in order to avoid being extradited to Sweden to face sex offence allegations.<\/p>\n

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Although Swedish prosecutors dropped <\/a>the case last week, British police say Assange could still be arrested for breaching bail conditions, which has forced him to remain in the embassy.<\/p>\n

If arrested, Assange fears he will be extradited to the US <\/a>for leaking classified material.<\/p>\n

Appearing on the balcony<\/a> of the Ecuadorian embassy last Friday, Assange said there is still much to do before he can walk free.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have today won an important victory, but the road is far from over. The proper war is just commencing.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThe claim that the UK has the right to arrest me for seeking asylum in a case where there have been no charges is simply untenable,\u201d<\/em> Assange remarked.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy legal staff have contacted the UK authorities and we hope to engage in a dialogue about what is the best way forward,\u201d<\/em> he noted.<\/p>\n

Assange has also pledged that WikiLeaks will carry on publishing material in the US, and even \u201caccelerate\u201d<\/em> this process.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Via RT<\/a>. This piece was reprinted by RINF Alternative News<\/a> with permission or license.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Published time: 26 May, 2017 13:18 Edited time: 26 May, 2017 19:07 Responding to comments from newly elected Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno warning Julian Assange not to \u2018interfere\u2019 in South American politics, WikiLeaks\u2019 founder said Ecuador can be \u201cconfident\u201d that any evidence of corruption will still be published. Speaking at a ceremony at the Cochasqui […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":309990,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[519],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-309989","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-newswire"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/309989","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=309989"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/309989\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/309990"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=309989"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=309989"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=309989"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}