Ecuador and Sweden seal Assange deal
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Ecuador and Sweden have signed a pact that would allow WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to be questioned at Ecuador鈥檚 embassy in London where he has been for more than three years, the Quito government said.
The legal pact was signed in the Ecuadorean capital after half a year of negotiations.
鈥淚t is, without doubt, an instrument that strengthens bilateral relations and will facilitate, for example, the fulfillment of judicial matters such as the questioning of Mr Assange,鈥 the foreign ministry said in a weekend statement.
Assange, 44, took refuge in the embassy building in June 2012 to avoid extradition to Sweden, where he is wanted for questioning over allegations of sexual assault and rape against two women in 2010. The Australian denies the accusations.
Assange says he fears Sweden will extradite him to the US where he could be put on trial over WikiLeaks鈥 publication of classified military and diplomatic documents five years ago, one of the largest information leaks in US history.
Britain has accused Ecuador of preventing the course of justice by allowing Assange to remain in its embassy.
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