Moreno’s competitor, Guillermo Lasso, has also vowed to kick Assange out of the country’s London embassy, if he wins the runoff election.
— Julian Assange (@JulianAssange) February 21, 2017
In a tweet on Tuesday, Assange hit back, declaring that “WikiLeaks publishes from the EU, not Ecuador, and will not respond to pressure.”
Speaking to RT Spanish on Monday, Moreno stated, “One thing that is clear is that Assange will have to reduce meddling in the policies of the nations we have friendly relations with.”
Moreno added, “If you invite me to your place, I shouldn’t say bad things about your friends. If you give me shelter and I enjoy your hospitality, I should also show you respect.” Moreno declared that, if he wins, conditions will be put in place for Assange to keep his asylum in the London embassy, where he has resided for over four years due to concerns about being extradited to the United States.
The rape allegations come from accusations that Assange had sex with two women in Sweden, separately, but during the same month. During one of the encounters, a condom reportedly broke. When the two women learned that he had had sex with both of them, they went to the police to have him compelled to take an HIV test.
Many groups, including the Women Against Rape (WAR) organization, have long contended that the accusations are false, and simply an effort to get Assange into Sweden, where he would likely be extradited to the United States.
