http://www.smh.com.au/world/plan-to-send-assange-to-sweden-20120922-26dqs.html
Plan to send Assange to Sweden Date, September 23, 2012 Possible transfer ... Julian Assange. Photo: AP ECUADOR is considering asking Britain to authorise the transfer of the WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, to its embassy in Sweden so he can respond to sex crimes allegations there. The Foreign Minister, Ricardo Patino, said on Friday that there were several possibilities to resolve the stand-off with Britain, including ''that his statement be taken in our embassy in London or that Ecuador get authorisation to transfer him, if necessary, to our embassy in Sweden so that the case can proceed there with the protection of Ecuador and meeting the needs of Swedish justice''. There was no immediate response from British officials. Mr Assange, pictured, has been holed up in Ecuador's embassy in London since June 19, seeking to avoid extradition to Sweden for questioning over sex crimes allegations. Mr Assange claims the Swedish sex case is part of a wider plot to make him stand trial in the US over his work with WikiLeaks, which has published large troves of secret US documents. Sweden and Washington have rejected the claim. Ecuador granted Assange political asylum on August 15, but British authorities will arrest him if he sets foot outside the diplomatic mission. Associated Press Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/plan-to-send-assange-to-sweden-20120922-26dqs.html#ixzz27HSYRhE8 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
