New threats to Assange

Julian Assange may soon be expelled from the London embassy of Ecuador, he faces arrest

WikiLeaks said Julian Assange could face expulsion from Ecuador's London embassy within "hours or days" according to sources. The President of Ecuador wants to extradite the founder of WikiLeaks in exchange for debt relief from the United States, writes ABC .

Earlier, Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno said that Assange "repeatedly violated" the conditions of his stay at the embassy, ​​where he lived for almost seven years. According to him, Assange does not have the right to “hack into private accounts or phones” and cannot interfere in the politics of other countries, especially those that have friendly relations with Ecuador. He said this after private photos of him and his family were circulated on social media. Moreno did not directly blame Assange for the leak, but the government said he believed the photos were released by WikiLeaks.

WikiLeaks claims Moreno's remarks were retaliation for accusing him of corruption. Assange supporters held a rally outside the embassy, ​​putting up tents with teddy bears and candles.

Assange took refuge in Ecuador's London embassy in 2012 to avoid extradition to Sweden, where authorities wanted to question him as part of a sexual harassment investigation. The charge was later dropped, but Assange fears he could be extradited to face charges in the United States, where federal prosecutors are investigating WikiLeaks.

Even though Assange's only criminal case is that he refused to stand trial in an extradition case in Sweden, Pulitzer Prize winner and founder of The Intercept website Glenn Greenwald believes the WikiLeaks founder will still be arrested as just leave the embassy building.

Relations between Assange and Ecuador have grown increasingly complex over the years. Last year, Moreno shut down Assange's Internet, ordering him to adhere to a new set of rules, including avoiding controversial political issues, cleaning his bathroom and grooming his cat if he wants to access the Web. Assange, in turn, sued, claiming that his rights as an Ecuadorian - he received citizenship last year - had been violated. But the judge denied his request to loosen the rules.