Ecuador grants asylum to Assange

Bill Jensen

Aug 18th 2012, 02:50

Seems to me Mr. Assange that you are destined to have that smirk wiped off your face. How dare the Swedes for not doing as the Ecuadorians have requested, as if they have any say on human rights policies????? I applaud our government, the Australian government, for not sticking its unwanted nose into this business (for a change), DEFAT is not there to protect criminals.

Beware of the SAS Mr. Assange, their role in 'resolving' embassy issues has been recorded into history. More than what that you deserve I reckon

stephen koludrovic

Aug 17th 2012, 08:32

How sickening and ironic, that Sweden that prides itself as a champion of human rights, can come up with such trumped up charges. One of which is of a rape after a consensual sexual act, and the other of a simple molestation.

It is unbelievable, that they also refuse to guarantee that Assange would not be eventually be extradited to the USA where he could very possibly face the death sentence.

Wenzu Vella

Aug 17th 2012, 08:02

Mr Assange has committed no crime except told the world the truth about the countries that preaches to everyone about Human Rights and Crimes against Humanity. America has the most innocent blood on their hands since WWII. Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos to Iraq and now in Afghanistan and many in between. The UK with its long colonial history and of late in partnership with America.

Mr Assange is an honest man exposing the wolves dressed in sheep clothing’s. LONG LIVE FREEDOM OF SPEECH. SHAME TO OUR AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT FOR ABONDONING A GOOD CITEZEN.

Joseph Ellul

Aug 17th 2012, 06:35

Asange is no innocent bystander, by any means. He did everything in his power to publish secrets given to him by others. The secrets happen to be about some of the most powerful and rich on the face of this corrupt planet.
Asange had free sex with females in a country that has free sex laws between any sex partners. A country known for blue movies and porn. These partners in sex took some time to report the violation of their bodies. One of the women is alleged to be an undercover CIA agent, or at least in their pay. They only did this after the 2 females found out that Asange had sex with the other. If this is not the most deviat plot of female jealosy, then I do not know what is.
I am ashamed that the Australian foriegn minister has decided to keep mum on this matter, considering that Bob Carr has the biggest sticky beak in Australia. Ahhhh... he likes to be likened to President Lincoln.
What a gaf.

Raphael Dingli

Aug 17th 2012, 02:58

The man has not been charged with any crime. He is wanted for questioning. Ecuador sought Swedens agreement for Assange to be questioned at the embassy in London. They refused. Ecuador sought a guarantee that Assange not be extradited to the United States - where thay have the death penalty and will surley kill him. Sewden again refused. For all the democrtaic principles and supposed credentials that the Western "democracies" keep pushing down everyone's throats I think this reaction from the UK , Sweden and also the US puts them in the same box as North Korea and Iran. The whole reason behind this is that getting rid of Assange will destroy Wikileaks and protect the Western democracies' hypocracy from being further exposed - the truth is not what it seems.

Robert Callus

Aug 16th 2012, 21:15

The man who leaked this (no, not the murderers but Brad Manningthe whistleblower) is facing life in prison or even death.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rXPrfnU3G0

I don't believe there was ANY sexual assault. Come on, this person's enemies are the most powerful and corrupt people on earth. It's too convenient for them that he assaulted someone for the general public to believe it.

This man is exposing the worst scandals of our times. And by scandals I don't mean the president cheating on his wife but the theft of billions of dollars that should have been spend on combating malaria, killing of innocent civilians and wars based on fabricated premises.

william cauchi

Aug 16th 2012, 19:47

@Kenneth Baldacchino.

All countries, even those the most free have dirty laundry that they don't want exposed. Even the the most free countries have some skeletons in their cupboards. Remember the exposure of the CIA backed Contras and their organised drug trafficking which the Reagan Administration fully admitted.

So what's wrong if somebody exposes such ''failures''. Only when such ''failures'' are exposed will these free countries learn to be more careful in their secret dealings.

Mr Terry Gosden

Aug 16th 2012, 19:32

This decision was based on the belief that there would be political pressure and interference from America, and that he could be extradited to America, where he could face the death penalty. Hard to believe, well we live in a total democracy where political interference does not take place. And we do not have a death policy/penalty. As for the charges 'he' claims it is a mechanism to get him on route to the USA. where a soldier has been arrested for I believe 800 days.

Kenneth Baldacchino

Aug 16th 2012, 18:48

So - if I or any normal tax payer were to be accused of sexual assault - would we get asylum anywhere? I do not think so!!
So now Mr Assange will go on uncovering free countries' secrets (...I repeat free countries' secrets - not Iran's and other Muslim dictatorship's secrets)... but of course all of a sudden Ecuador and friends will now become excluded fro wikileaks :) :)