Did the Western media and the government of Ecuador’s hypocrisy bring about Julian Assange’s arrest, or was it his bad manners? As the asylum dragged on, his relations with his hosts soured and his behavior became more erratic. Within months of taking office in 2017, Moreno’s government scolded Assange again for meddling in international affairs by voicing his support for Catalan secessionists from the Ecuadorian Embassy. The final straw for Moreno was WikiLeaks’ decision to spread information about a purported offshore account controlled by the president’s brother. “Although Julian Assange denounced war crimes, he’s only the person supplying the information.

Source: Pakistan Today April 12, 2019 07:41 UTC