The announcement confirmed WikiLeaks’ claim that Ecuador was behind the cut-off but disputed its assertion that the decision was made because of U.S. pressure. QUITO, ECUADOR—Ecuador’s government acknowledged on Tuesday that it had “temporarily restricted” WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange ’s internet access at its embassy in London after the whistle-blowing site published documents from Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign. Ecuador granted him asylum, but British authorities have made clear they would arrest him if he tried to leave. If Assange is being cut off from the internet for diplomatic reasons, it might jibe with Correa’s politics. Over the weekend WikiLeaks released three lines of code it described as “precommitments,” labelling them “John Kerry,” “Ecuador,” and “FCO” — an apparent reference to Britain’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Source: thestar October 19, 2016 00:11 UTC