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President of Ecuador claims sharing a bed can't lead to rape as he defends Julian Assange
Labeled claims by two women 'highly suspicious'Insisted '90 to 95 per cent of the planet' would not consider the WikiLeaks founder's actions a crime
By Daily Mail Reporter
PUBLISHED: 05:23 EST, 26 August 2012 | UPDATED: 11:21 EST, 26 August 2012
The president of Ecuador has dismissed the sex assault accusations against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, appearing to suggest a man cannot rape a woman he shares a bed with.
President Rafael Correa said Assange's alleged actions would not be considered crimes in '90 to 95 per cent of the planet.'
He is wanted in Sweden over claims of sexual assault by two women.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2193775/Rafael-Correa-President-Ecuador-claims-sharing-bed-lead-rape-defends-Julian-Assange.html
President Rafael Correa said Assange's alleged actions would not be considered crimes in '90 to 95 per cent of the planet.'
He is wanted in Sweden over claims of sexual assault by two women.
Correa: Assange allegations 'not crimes' in most places (AFP)
(AFP) – 14 hours ago
LONDON — Ecuador's President Rafael Correa said the allegations in Sweden against Julian Assange would not be crimes in nearly every other country, in an interview with British newspaper The Sunday Times.http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hf7lhH7bYcPAW_RXbzg5yM3iYnzQ?docId=CNG.325f4e7e4cb0dd270d9d7d9a7589632e.441
Correa told the broadsheet that the sex crime allegations against the WikiLeaks founder were "not a crime in Latin America" and had played no part in Quito's decision to grant Assange asylum.
He also blasted the British government for its "contradictions" in wanting to extradite Assange to Sweden, when it did not extradite former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet after his 1998 arrest in London on an international arrest warrant issued by Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon -- who is now heading Assange's legal team.
"The crimes that Assange is accused of, they would not be crimes in 90 to 95 percent of the planet," Correa told The Sunday Times ...
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