Ecuador’s court deprived the founder of the Wikileaks organization Julian Assange of the Republic of the Republic, reports ABC News with reference to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Assange, who received Ecuadorian citizenship in January 2018, lost him by the court decision on Monday, July 26. As indicated in the statement of the ministry, the court “acted independently and followed the proper legal procedure,” considering the decision taken by the same government.
However, Assange’s lawyer noted that his prostinal rights were violated during the trial, because he was deprived of the opportunity to take part in the hearings, which is a reason for appeal.
The US Department of Justice has put forward 17 charges in May 2019 against Assange, later adding another one. In case of extradition in the US, the founder of Wikileaks threatened to 175 years in prison. Former American President Donald Trump argued that she was ready to pierce Assange, if he calls the source from which the texts of letters from hacked servers of the Democratic Party in 2016
In 2012, fearing extradition to Sweden due to rape accusations (it was discontinued in 2019), Assange asked asylum at Ecuador’s Embassy in London. There he was continuously for almost seven years.