{"id":120228,"date":"2019-04-05T07:40:12","date_gmt":"2019-04-05T11:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=120228"},"modified":"2019-04-05T07:41:24","modified_gmt":"2019-04-05T11:41:24","slug":"julian-assange-soon-to-be-arrested-after-expulsion-by-ecuadorian-embassy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=120228","title":{"rendered":"Julian Assange Soon to be Arrested After Expulsion by Ecuadorian Embassy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more--><a href=\"http:\/\/themillenniumreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/108090-full.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-78474\" src=\"http:\/\/themillenniumreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/108090-full.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Assange Arrest Imminent: Ecuadorian Embassy To Expel Him In &#8220;Hours To Days&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>ZeroHedge.com<\/p>\n<p>WikiLeaks has published an urgent statement to its official social media accounts, saying the\u00a0Ecuadorian embassy in London is preparing to expel Julian Assange within\u00a0<strong>\u201chours to days,\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0citing two &#8220;high level&#8221; Ecuadorian sources, and that the South American country\u00a0<strong>&#8220;already has an agreement with the UK for his arrest.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/assangeandmoreno.jpg?itok=zCcP58b0\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/assangeandmoreno.jpg?itok=zCcP58b0\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/assangeandmoreno.jpg?itok=-nXJfES5 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"all and (min-width: 1280px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/assangeandmoreno.jpg?itok=-nXJfES5 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"all and (min-width: 480px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/assangeandmoreno.jpg?itok=-nXJfES5 1x, https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/assangeandmoreno.jpg?itok=-nXJfES5 2x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"all and (min-width: 1024px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/assangeandmoreno.jpg?itok=-nXJfES5 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"all and (min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/assangeandmoreno.jpg?itok=zCcP58b0 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/assangeandmoreno.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"283\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"25fa23ce-63d3-4d5c-99d1-f980688a4bc2\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The statement published Thursday night grabbed headlines in US and UK press, with WikiLeaks supporters calling on crowds to gather outside the embassy in solidarity with Assange.<\/p>\n<p>WikiLeaks said via Twitter,\u00a0<em>A high level source within the Ecuadorian state has told WikiLeaks\u00a0that Julian Assange will be expelled within &#8220;hours to days&#8221;\u00a0<strong>using the INA Papers offshore scandal as a pretext\u00a0<\/strong>\u2014\u00a0and that it already has an agreement with the UK for his arrest.<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: A high level source within the Ecuadorian state has told <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wikileaks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WikiLeaks<\/a> that Julian Assange will be expelled within &quot;hours to days&quot; using  the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/INAPapers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#INAPapers<\/a> offshore scandal as a pretext&#8211;and that it already has an agreement with the UK for his arrest.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/adnJph79wq\">https:\/\/t.co\/adnJph79wq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wikileaks\/status\/1113919962995884033?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>UK police and surveillance teams have been camped outside the embassy 24\/7 ever since he first entered the building in 2012 and was\u00a0given asylum there while facing extradition to Sweden on assault charges, which many believe was a classic\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/fordham.universitypressscholarship.com\/view\/10.5422\/fordham\/9780823242047.001.0001\/upso-9780823242047-chapter-13\">&#8220;honey trap&#8221;<\/a> scenario orchestrated by the CIA or another western intelligence agency, so that he could eventually be transferred to US detention.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Assange expulsion off the back of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/INAPapers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#INAPapers<\/a> offshore corruption scandal: Ecuador&#39;s former Consul to London (2010-2018) analysis<\/p>\n<p>&quot;In short, the government seeks a false pretext to end the asylum and protection of Julian Assange.&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UQft7LAXHu\">https:\/\/t.co\/UQft7LAXHu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wikileaks\/status\/1113148384221773829?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 2, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The corruption scandal WikiLeaks referenced involves WikiLeaks&#8217; reporting on papers alleging that<strong>\u00a0Ecuadorian president Len\u00edn Moreno enriched\u00a0himself from an offshore account in Panama<\/strong>\u00a0<em>\u2014\u00a0<\/em>allegations which Moreno has vehemently denied.<\/p>\n<p>For his part, Moreno has ramped up pressure and scrutiny on Assange this week, saying in a radio interview that the whistleblower and journalist has egregiously and\u00a0<strong>repeatedly violated the terms of his asylum<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Moreno went so far as to indirectly suggest\u00a0Assange and WikiLeaks leaked\u00a0personal photos of him and his family online, but without directly referencing him by name.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WikiLeaks to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AP<\/a>: &quot;If President Moreno wants to illegally terminate a refugee publisher\u2019s asylum to cover up an offshore corruption scandal, history will not be  kind,&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XDKTvpRW3l\">https:\/\/t.co\/XDKTvpRW3l<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wikileaks\/status\/1113923253150670848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cPhotos of my bedroom, what I eat and how my wife and daughters and friends dance [have circulated],\u201d Moreno\u00a0described, as reported by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2019\/apr\/02\/julian-assange-wikileaks-asylum-ecuador-violated\">The Guardian<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe should ensure Mr. Assange\u2019s life is not at risk but<strong>\u00a0he\u2019s violated the agreement we have with him so many times<\/strong>,\u201d Moreno said, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p>WikiLeaks says Moreno is attempting\u00a0to generate\u00a0<strong>a &#8220;false pretext&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0and publicly justifiable excuse on the back of\u00a0the INA Papers scandal for ending Assange&#8217;s asylum on the legal technicality that\u00a0&#8220;conditions&#8221; have\u00a0been broken.<\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/news\/2019-04-04\/wikileaks-ecuadorian-embassy-expel-assange-within-hours-days\">Assange Arrest Imminent: Ecuadorian Embassy To Expel Him In &#8220;Hours To Days&#8221; | Zero Hedge<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-120228","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120228","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=120228"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120228\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=120228"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=120228"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=120228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}