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Ecuador didn't exactly "[go] back on its promise of asylum". Assange violated the terms of his asylum. Whether that's justification for handing him over to the
by eridius 7y ago
Ecuador didn't exactly "[go] back on its promise of asylum". Assange violated the terms of his asylum. Whether that's justification for handing him over to the U.S. is a separate argument, but Ecuador was justified in terminating the asylum.
- JauntyHatAngle 7y agoPerhaps, but it really had nothing to do with it by best accounts. Change of Government, new person is power was always anti-assange. Government changed, Assange out.
- totalZero 7y agoAssange violated the terms of his asylum. This is only true if you take what the government of Ecuador has claimed at face value. The reality is that Latin American governments often make deceptive and untrue claims to support activities that benefit them. In this case, Ecuador made several unsubstantiated claims ostensibly designed to humiliate Assange, which fall short of any reasonable attempt to prove that Assange violated the terms of his asylum.