Assange won't be extradited to a country with death penalty, says Ecuador Prez

April 11, 2019 17:18

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, arrested in London on Thursday after Ecuador withdrew his political asylum, will not be extradited to any country where he could face 'torture or the death penalty', Ecuador's president said.

'I asked Great Britain the guarantee that Mr Assange will not be extradited to any country in which he could suffer torture or face the death penalty. The British government has confirmed this in writing (that they will meet this requirement),' President Lenin Moreno said in a video message posted on social media.

Moreno said Ecuador acted within its sovereign rights when it decided to withdraw diplomatic asylum from Assange.

Meanwhile, the lawyer of the Swedish woman who accused Assange of rape in 2010 said on Thursday that she and her client would ask Swedish prosecutors to reopen the investigation which was dropped in 2017. -- Agencies

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