The former president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, sharply criticized the current president of that country, Lenin Moreno, for revoking the asylum of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and allowing the British police to arrest him, writes CBS news.
"The biggest traitor in the history of Ecuador and Latin America, Lenin Moreno allowed the British police to enter our embassy in London and arrest Assange," Correa tweeted.
"Moreno is a corrupt man, but what he did is a crime that humanity will never forget," Correa said.
Richard Lepper, a fellow at the Chatham House Institute, told CBS that "Lenin Moreno was Correa's candidate."
CBS states that the leftist Correa was unable to run in the 2017 elections and that he participated in the campaign of Moreno, who at one point was his vice president.
"Correa expected Moreno to follow his policies. That did not happen. Moreno launched a more social-democratic, more centrist policy," Leper said.
CBS reports that tensions between supporters of Korea and Moreno have risen following the major revelation of hacked "INA Papers" leaked online.
They include material belonging to Moreno, which some believe shows Moreno profited from corrupt dealings.
Correa also tweeted yesterday that "Julian Assange has been kicked out of the Ecuadorian embassy due to the revelation of President Moreno's corruption in the INA papers."
His tweet also includes details from the bank he claims is Moreno's secret money laundering account.
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 charges and fears Sweden will hand him over to US authorities, who accuse him of leaking military and diplomatic documents.
The US Department of Justice announced yesterday that it charged Assange with conspiring with former US military intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning to break into a government computer with classified information.
Assange is accused of helping Manning crack a computer code that allowed her to break into the Pentagon's computer system.
A court in London yesterday ruled that Assange was guilty of breaching bail conditions in Great Britain. Based on that conviction, Assange faces up to 12 months in prison.
Assange pleaded not guilty in court.
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