The former president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa (2007-2017), tells RT his position regarding the current situation of the founder of Wikileaks, Julian Assange, who has been taking refuge in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London (United Kingdom) since 2012.
The exmandatario is pronounced after that from the Congress of the USA. They will send a letter to the current Ecuadorian head of State, Lenin Moreno, requesting the expulsion of Assange from the premises and his handing over "before the Court" as a condition to advance the "bilateral relationship" with Washington.
"They think they own the world, the universe," says Correa about the US. "They can not allow anyone to challenge the system," he added, stating that the current pressure around Assange corresponds to a "demonstration effect." "
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Previously, Assange filed a complaint with the Government of Ecuador for violating their fundamental rights and freedoms by intensifying their "isolation and muzzling", after a special protocol was drawn up to condition their stay in the diplomatic headquarters.
The former president described as "repression" the list of rules issued to regulate the behavior of the Australian during his stay at the embassy, remembering that it is the responsibility of the Government to provide adequate conditions in the Assange asylum.
Although he acknowledges as "strange" that the founder of Wikileaks has sued the country that has given him refuge for years, Correa recalls that Assange is now also a citizen of Ecuador, which gives him the right to claim his rights before that State.
Finally, Correa sees it unlikely that the activist will be transferred to Russia or another country, claiming that the British authorities would then execute a prison order on him.
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