Assange supporters fear assassination attempt after Ecuadorian embassy broken-into
Source: Press Trust of India
Assange supporters fear assassination attempt after Ecuadorian embassy broken-into
August 24, 2016 03:41 IST
Supporters of Julian Assange fear an assassination attempt was made on the Wikileaks founder after an intruder scaled the walls of his Ecuadorian Embassy hideout in London.
Ecuador on Tuesday expressed concern over the "inadequate" response from the British authorities to the incident at the embassy, which has been Assange's home for over four years.
An official statement from Ecuador said: "The Ecuadorian government expresses its concern about the inadequate response by the British authorities, who only arrived at the embassy more than two hours after the incident took place.
"The government of Ecuador regrets that, despite the enormous resources that the British government has undertaken to prevent Julian Assange leaving the Ecuadorian embassy, the authorities did not respond more quickly to this extremely serious attempt an unauthorised entry," the statement said.
Read more: http://www.rediff.com/news/report/assange-supporters-fear-assassination-attempt-after-ecuadorian-embassy-broken-into/20160824.htm
msanthrope
(37,549 posts)KittyWampus
(55,894 posts)msanthrope
(37,549 posts)After all, couldn't you see Pootie releasing Snowden to Donnie's custody?
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)of Stannis Baratheon.
NWCorona
(8,541 posts)Judi Lynn
(160,434 posts)Ecuador blasts British security forces after intruder scales walls of London Embassy in 'Julian Assange assassination attempt'
12:32, 23 Aug 2016
Updated 12:59, 23 Aug 2016
By Rachel Bishop
Fans of Wikileaks founder blame America following security breach after site said it would release a lot more documents to surprise voters ahead of election
Ecuador has blasted British security forces after an intruder scaled the walls of its Embassy in London last night.
Fans of Julian Assange feared an assassination attempt was made against the Wikileaks founder following the security breach.
People panicked after Wikileaks revealed that an unknown man had climbed the building where Assange has been holed-up for four years.
Police are now hunting for the suspect after he fled when he was confronted by security guards.
More:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/ecuador-blasts-british-security-forces-8688626
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)Response to Judi Lynn (Original post)
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Helen Borg
(3,963 posts)Before making up my mind. Taking information at face value these days is a mistake.
Dr Hobbitstein
(6,568 posts)Because they DID leak it. I don't think there's a rational explanation aside from the fact that rapist antisemite Assange is an asshat. As at his ardent defenders and apologists.
Helen Borg
(3,963 posts)The same entities that have been abusing Chelsea Manning, for example. Therefore, I want to hear WikiLeaks's version of the story.
Dr Hobbitstein
(6,568 posts)There is no defending the leaking of personal details of rape victims or of homosexuals in oppressive countries.
Helen Borg
(3,963 posts)Dr Hobbitstein
(6,568 posts)In the real world, they leaked the info. They can't deny it, because it's there for all to see.
Your hero is a rapist asshole.
appal_jack
(3,813 posts)Dr Hobbitstein
(6,568 posts)Fuck Wikileaks. Julian Asange is an antisemitic rapist. Your hero is an asshole.
TipTok
(2,474 posts)emulatorloo
(44,057 posts)Dr Hobbitstein
(6,568 posts)I don't see that in the cards here.
emulatorloo
(44,057 posts)NuclearDem
(16,184 posts)Worthless piece of shit rapist.
Behind the Aegis
(53,919 posts)He doesn't seem to be one much on self-reflection or the consideration of others.
alittlelark
(18,888 posts)We peons will never understand their motives - at least they hope so....
Rex
(65,616 posts)Instead what really happened is he slept with some under aged girls and got caught. Government agencies didn't have to lift a finger, he did this all to himself.
emulatorloo
(44,057 posts)Rex
(65,616 posts)Stupid PR stunt to keep his fan base.
Tarheel_Dem
(31,220 posts)struggle4progress
(118,214 posts)of the ground floor flat in Knightsbridge at 2.47am on Monday (22 August) ... The Ecuador embassy in London criticised the Met Police .. saying it took officers two hours to arrive ... The Met Police said officers were notified of the incident at about 4.50am and attended the address approximately ten minutes later ..."
Ecuador accuses police of inaction over attempted break-in
By Paul Wright
August 23, 2016 13:31 BST
Princess Turandot
(4,787 posts)The Ecuadorian embassy is not located in a free-standing town house situation, that often comes to mind when you hear the term 'embassy'. Rather, it uses a 3 bedroom apartment, in a building with 129 apartments. It's a six story building, but the embassy is located on the ground floor, front left. You can see it here in Street View: https://goo.gl/maps/1TQMMJKHfjP2 There's a flag of Ecuador by their window. (The Colombia embassy is also there, at the opposite end."
The article said: an unknown man scaled the side wall (and the) window of the Ecuadorian embassy in London; fled after being caught by security. Did the would-be intruder climb up onto that window box thing? It looks to be 6-8 ft up from the sidewalk. (I wouldn't exactly call that scaling.)
All in all, a bit hyperbolic, especially since the quote says this was an 'attempted' unauthorized entry, not a successful one. And it could just as well have been a photographer for National Enquirer.
emulatorloo
(44,057 posts)emulatorloo
(44,057 posts)Will say this about Assange, he's great at self-promotion.
malthaussen
(17,175 posts)I've always wondered.
-- Mal
shawn703
(2,702 posts)I mean, I would think the Marines would handle an intruder trying to scale the walls of an American embassy themselves.
Sunlei
(22,651 posts)hack89
(39,171 posts)Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)Everything is all about him...
Evidently the Ecuadorians think pointing the finger at the Met is enough to shield the fact that they failed to secure their own embassy?
So where is this intruder now? Has he been questioned? Charged?
Since Assange in his most recent interview did all but accuse Hillary of murdering a staffer to prevent him from leaking, I don't know why this guy has any credibility left.
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)The SAS would have already done it by now.