Julian Assange must take care of his cat, otherwise it will be offered, says Ecuador

Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks who has been hiding in the Ecuadorian embassy in London for six years, has been seen delivering a new bylaw if he wishes to continue his stay. In a memo published for the first time on the Ecuadorian website Código Vidrio and obtained by The GuardianThe conditions of his stay depended on his ability to stay out of the activity "considered political or as an interference in the internal affairs of other states". She also describes the basic rules of housekeeping, such as cleaning her own bathroom and taking care of her cat.

We do not know much of where this cat comes from; it has been reported in his New Yorker Describing the cat's story as a gift from his children was a lie. All we know is that Assange loves to dress the cat in ties and that he gave him his own Twitter and Instagram accounts. However, tragically, he has not been able to update them since his Internet was removed in March for violating his agreement with Ecuador not to interfere in the affairs of other countries.

The document also states that the Ecuadorian Embassy will not pay for food, linen or any part of its stay from December. If he does not take care of the "welfare, food and hygiene of the cat", he will be removed and given to someone else. The memo indicates that Assange's Internet bans are being lifted and he will be able to start using his own phone and computer with access to the Embassy's Wi-Fi. But if this causes further political interference and exasperates the Ecuadorian government again, it could "lead to the end of diplomatic asylum."

The cat's name is Michi (Ecuadorian for "cat"), but he is usually called EmbassyCat. The cat is a central part of public relations for Assange, who uses it for everything from collecting sympathy to slapping the face of WikiLeaks. Below is an EmbassyCat brand mouse pad sold in the WikiLeaks shop where it says: "I live in the Ecuadorian Embassy with Julian Assange: Interested in counter-surveillance."

Assange was not able to read the memo on Monday because it had not been translated into Spanish and he still did not have access to the Internet. However, we will probably know when he will be back online when he decides to update the animators.