A Swedish software developer with alleged ties to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was arrested Thursday in connection with a group accused of attempting to blackmail Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno, The Associated Press reported. Ola Bini was arrested Thursday at Quito's airport as he was preparing to board a flight for Japan, a senior government official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, told the news agency. Little is known about Bini but the official said he was living at Quito at the time and allegedly was close to Assange. CLICK HERE FOR THE FOX NEWS APP"This seems like a witch hunt to me," Bini wrote. On a blog, a Swedish man by the same name described himself as a software developer working in Quito for the Center for Digital Autonomy, a group based in Ecuador and Spain focused on privacy, security and cryptography issues.

Source: Fox News April 12, 2019 02:47 UTC