Quito,
Ecuador: WikiLeaks Chief Julian Assange has taken refuge in the South
American nation’s embassy in London and is seeking political asylum,
Ecuador’s foreign minister Ricardo Patino said.
Ecuador is weighing the request, he added.
The move comes less than a week after
Britain’s Supreme Court rejected Assange’s bid to reopen his extradition
case, AP reported.
Assange is wanted for questioning in
Sweden after two women accused him of sexual misconduct during a visit
to the country in mid-2010.
His legal struggle to stay in Britain
has dragged on for the better part of two years, clouding his WikiLeaks’
work exposing the world’s secrets.
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