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Ecuador President Orders to Scrap Extra Security at London Embassy

© REUTERS / Olivia Harris/FilesWikiLeaks founder Julian Assange speaks to the media outside the Ecuador embassy in west London in this August 19, 2012 file photo
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange speaks to the media outside the Ecuador embassy in west London in this August 19, 2012 file photo - Sputnik International
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - On Thursday night Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno ordered to remove extra security at the London embassy hosting fugitive WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

"Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno Garces has ordered to remove immediately all kinds of additional security at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, UK," the communications office said on Facebook.

The security at the diplomatic mission will be similar to that of Ecuador's others diplomatic missions around the world, the statement added.

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange speaks from the balcony of the Ecuadorean Embassy in London (File) - Sputnik International
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Assange took refuge at the embassy in 2012 after he was accused of sexual offenses. Charges were later dropped but the whistleblower fears extradition to the United States where he is wanted for leaking damning Iraq War files.

Recently, The Guardian newspaper reported, citing at least $5 million was put into a secret intelligence operation, dubbed "Operation Guest," and employing undercover agents to monitor Assange's visitors.

Earlier, the Ecuadorian government cut Assange’s phone and Internet contact with the outside world and barred his friends and supporters from visiting him.

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