Fugitive sexual assaulter, cyber criminal and Russian hacking accomplice Julian Assange is taking legal action against Ecuador, which has sheltered him in their embassy in London since 2012. Assange's WikiLeaks worked with Russian intelligence and the Trump campaign in 2016 to disseminate stolen e-mails from the Democratic National Committee, aiding the Kremlin's man in Washington Donald "Rump" Trump's campaign. Assange had originally sought refuge in the Ecuadorian embassy after jumping bail on a charge of sexual assault and rape lodged by Swedish authorities.
Assange is objecting to the embassy curtailing his use of the internet and his interactions with visitors under a "special protocol" established by Ecuadorian authorities. This past summer, there was wide speculation that the Ecuadorian government was in negotiations with UK authorities to eject the controversial Assange from the embassy, as he had become what the Ecuadorian president Lenin Moreno called a "stone in the shoe." It appears that the stone may grow larger for Ecuador, before they chuck it out the door, the sooner the better.
(photo: Assange peering from embassy window; careful, he bites. Max/Shutterstock)
