Ecuador still deciding on Assange asylum: Correa

Source: AFP

QUITO — Ecuador is still considering whether to grant political asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who faces extradition to Sweden over sexual assault allegations, President Rafael Correa said Saturday.

"We are analyzing the case with full responsibility and, as we have said a thousand times, we have no deadline to make a decision," Correa said.

"That decision will be absolutely sovereign and ... (show) respect for human rights," he added.


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