Assange hasn’t left the embassy since August 2012, fearing if he steps off Ecuador’s diplomatic soil he will be arrested and extradited to the U.S.
Ecuador’s foreign ministry issued a statement late Thursday saying it wouldn’t comment on what it called “rumours, theories or conjectures.”
WikiLeaks argued in a statement Friday that forcing Assange out of the embassy would be illegal and a violation of international law on refugees. WikiLeaks on Thursday tweeted: “BREAKING: A high level source within the Ecuadorian state has told WikiLeaks that Julian Assange will be expelled within ”hours to days“ using the #INAPapers offshore scandal as a pretext--and that it already has an agreement with the UK for his arrest.
Moreno accused WikiLeaks of intercepting phone calls and private conversations as well as “photos of my bedroom, what I eat, and how my wife and daughters and friends dance.”Moreno provided no evidence, but the speech reflected ongoing tension between Assange and his hosts at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London.
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