Great Britain has guaranteed that the founder of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, will not be extradited to a country that provides for the death penalty by law, Ecuadorian President Lejnin Moreno said after Assange's arrest at the Ecuadorian embassy in London.
"In line with our strong commitment to human rights and international law, I have asked the UK to guarantee that Assange will not be extradited to a country where he would be subject to torture or face the death penalty," Moreno said.
According to him, the British government has confirmed this in writing, in accordance with their provisions.
As the president of Ecuador said, that country revoked Assange's asylum after he repeatedly violated international conventions.
Assange (47) was arrested today at the Ecuadorian embassy, after the Ecuadorian government revoked his asylum.
British police entered the Ecuadorian embassy in London and arrested the founder of WikiLeaks.
Assange has been in the Ecuadorian embassy since 2012, in order to avoid extradition to Sweden, which accuses him of sexual abuse.
Assange denies the allegations and fears that Sweden will hand him over to the US authorities to face their accusations of leaking military and diplomatic documents.
BBC journalist James Landale announced on Twitter that Assange is no longer in the Ecuadorian embassy in London, where he spent seven years.
Police said Assange had been taken into custody and would appear in court "as soon as possible," reports the BBC.
Assange took refuge in the Ecuadorian embassy in London seven years ago to avoid extradition to Sweden on sexual assault charges, which have since been dropped.
He remained at the embassy, fearing he could be extradited to the US, which is seeking him for publishing thousands of classified diplomatic and military cables through WikiLeaks.
Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno said Ecuador revoked Assange's asylum after he "repeatedly violated international conventions."
WikiLeaks, on the other hand, tweeted that Ecuador had acted illegally.
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