Ecuador's president says the UK has provided sufficient guarantees for Julian Assange to leave his government's embassy in London. 'The way has been cleared for Mr Assange to take the decision to leave in near-liberty,' President Lenin Moreno told reporters on Thursday. Mr Moreno said his government had received written assurances from the UK government that they not to extradite Mr Assange to any country where he would face the death penalty. Mr Assange has long maintained the he faces charges under seal in the US for revealing highly sensitive government information on his website. And while Mr Assange remains protected in the Ecuadorian embassy, there have been indications that officials in that country are losing patience with him.

Source: Daily Mail December 06, 2018 16:45 UTC