by Itunuoluwa Adebo According to a prosecution statement released Friday, Sweden is dropping its investigation into WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on rape allegations bringing an end to a 7 year legal tug of war. Assange has been holed up at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London since 2012. He had taken refuge there to avoid extradition... Read More
by Isi Esene Julian Assange made his first public appearance on Sunday after taking refuge in the Ecuadorian Embassy about two months ago. He used the opportunity to call on the U.S. authorities to stop what he called a “witch-hunt” of his website, Wikileaks. Assange was recently granted asylum by the Ecuadorian government which expressed... Read More
by Akan Ido The Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange has been granted asylum by the Ecuadorian government. Assange had taken to the South-American country’s embassy since June while fighting his extradition from the United Kingdom to Sweden. Mr. Assange is wanted in Sweden to answer to assault and rape charges. The Ecuador Foreign Minister, Ricardo Patino,... Read More