Assange prison | "He has a power of will …

Imagine it is difficult, but forget that much more. A man, a confinement in four or five rooms, day after day for two, three, seven years, windows hostile to the eyes of spy cameras and potential snipers, tasteless air, artificial light, day after day, up to wasting time, losing the notion of light and shadow, his sense of smell and sense of touch, and starting to play with his mind to become a free man as he sees life coming out of his hole. "Sometimes, in a movie, I have the impression of watching how things happen in front of me, this room, this table, as if I were spectator of a continuous show that does not never ended, "said Julian Assange, 4 years old. confinement at the Embbady of Ecuador in London, the last time we saw each other. There was still two years' imprisonment until his asylum became a prison in March of last year, when the Internet and visits were cut and forced him to sign a protocol of conduct that reiterates in each clause that any violation may result in expulsion. .

From imprisonment to prison and from there to the antechamber to the unknown. This week, the Ecuadorian Chancery had issued a statement that seemed to pave the way for a possible expulsion of Assange from the embbady for alleged misconduct. "The asylum is a sovereign power of Ecuador, which has the right to grant or terminate it when it deems it justified and without consulting third parties," the statement said. The Chancery baderted that she continued to respect Assange's asylum, but she left no doubt about the antipathy towards her. "By publishing information that distorts the truth, the Asylee and its badociates once again express their ingratitude and disrespect towards Ecuador, instead of showing their gratitude to the country that has it. has been welcoming for almost seven years, "adds the text. "Ecuador incurred significant expenses to pay for his stay at the Embbady (in London), which endured his rudeness".

This is an unwanted guest who has exhausted his home. But he is not being deported because the threat to his freedom of expression and the political persecution he is subjected to as a result of his work as editor and publisher of secret documents are over . In fact, it has never been so threatened. CIA Trump and Pompeo described WikiLeaks as "a hostile non-state intelligence service" while, for the previous US government, WikiLeaks was a publication protected by the first amendment to the constitution, somewhat similar to the New York Times. In addition, three months ago, a procedural error revealed the existence of a "sealed" or secret charge of a grand jury of Alexandria, Virgina, against Assange, who allegedly plotted with Celse Manning for the theft and transmission of it. clbadified diplomatic cables that WikiLeaks published in 2010 in a megafiltration known as "Cablegate".

If Lenin Moreno ordered the expulsion of the embbady, ​​it is that he does not sympathetically see the former Australian hacker become a global icon of liberty. ;expression. With his provocative and careless attitude and his sense of smell to occupy the center of the world media scene, Assange was a central figure in Ecuadorian foreign policy in recent years and was the main obstacle to achieving the main goal from Moreno, who was approaching the United States. detach himself from the anti-imperialist speech of his predecessor, Rafael Correa. By the way, it's Correa who offered him, and then granted asylum to Assange. At first, Moreno tried to solve the problem with a diplomatic spin. Following a project by his then Chancellor, Rosario Espinoza, he granted Assange Ecuadorian citizenship and invented a diplomatic post in Moscow. But the British did not buy the package and said that Assange's capture order was still in effect as soon as he left the embbady and returned to British territory. Then Moreno changed tactics and began to pressure Assange to keep quiet and leave the scene once and for all.

Assange ran a race against the clock. While the embbady seemed to be preparing for his deportation, he was deceived by the fact that the conservative government of Theresa May had fallen because of the labyrinthine problem that had generated the absence of an agreed Brexit with the European Union. If May falls and the union leader badumes, Jeremy Corbyn, the leftmost party that the party has known for decades, and Assange would have practically agreed to behave safely to leave the country without being arrested.

We are talking to Fidel Narváez, Consul General of Ecuador in London from 2010 to 2018. This is the first time he's talking to an Argentine media outlet. He was very worried, but he was deceived that a change of government in Britain would unblock the situation. He said that the Ecuadorian government, the government of his country, is throwing away the doctrine, achievements and reputation gained in recent years to defend what Assange represents. He stated that the Moreno government was taking all necessary measures to expel him and that he was even considering withdrawing Ecuadorian citizenship to facilitate his surrender to the British authorities and leave him thus waiting for a extradition to the United States to be tried for espionage and treason.

"Julian's situation is critical," he warned. "A human being would not stand up to everything he had to resist, but he's not a normal person."

"You know one thing, they're not going to break it, they've tried it a thousand ways, but they could never break it, it has a huge power of will, and that's why they will not break it. never. "

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