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[quote:thewwwasp:MV8zOTI3MzM4XzcwODc0OTg5X0UxNTQ2MEUx] https://www.wired.com/story/julian-assange-robert-stone-ecuadorian-embassy-filth/ “...In September, Ecuadorian officials, along with the rest of us, [b][i]learned that Russian diplomats had considered a scheme to spring Assange from the embassy to get him safely to Russia[/i][/b], where he’d be among friends and safe from extradition. The plan was scotched, but the embassy cannot have been pleased that it was almost humiliated by the slob houseguest they’ve spent years cleaning up after...” https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/21/julian-assange-russia-ecuador-embassy-london-secret-escape-plan “...Russian diplomats held secret talks in London last year with people close to Julian Assange to assess whether they could help him flee the UK, the Guardian has learned. [i]A tentative plan was devised that would have seen the WikiLeaks founder smuggled out of Ecuador’s London embassy in a diplomatic vehicle and transported to another country.[/i] One ultimate destination, multiple sources have said, was Russia, where Assange would not be at risk of extradition to the US. [b][i]The plan was abandoned after it was deemed too risky[/i][/b]. The operation to extract Assange was provisionally scheduled for Christmas Eve in 2017, one source claimed, and was linked to an unsuccessful attempt by Ecuador to give Assange formal diplomatic status...” [/quote]
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Julian Assange foiled a break-in at his flat in the Ecuadorian Embassy
, his legal team has claimed.
The WikiLeaks founder
was woken up in the middle of the night after an alleged intruder attempted to enter a window at the front of the embassy building.
However the opening of the window knocked over a fire hydrant that Mr Assange had set up as a 'booby trap', his lawyers have said.
Scaffolding was later erected against the embassy building in Knightsbridge, west London, which representatives said 'obscures the embassy's security cameras'...”
“...The alleged break-in on October 26
was revealed by activist and journalist Suzie Dawson
, who was provided with a statement by Mr Assange's legal team.
Supporters of Mr Assange claim that the whistleblower has been put at risk of abduction by a lack of security at the Ecuadorian Embassy...”
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