British authorities are threatening to storm the embassy of Ecuador

British authorities can go on the assault on the Ecuadorian embassy in London, if its employees do not extradite the founder of the site WikiLeaks Julian Assange. This was stated by Foreign Minister of the Republic Ricardo Patiño at a press conference in Quito. According to him, a similar threat is contained in the message of the British government, handed over to the Ambassador of Ecuador in London.



“You have to realize that the British law of 1987 on premises for diplomatic and consular missions gives us legal grounds to take action to arrest Mr. Assange at the embassy premises,” the British authorities said in a letter published on the Ecuadorian government website.

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UPD At the entrance to the embassy of Ecuador, there were several clashes with the police.

UPD 2 Julian Assange received political asylum in Ecuador !

UPD 3 The Swedish Foreign Ministry summoned the Ambassador of Ecuador for consultations, calling the provision of political asylum to Assange "unacceptable . "







In addition, the message notes that "the use of embassy premises for purposes contrary to the Vienna Convention cannot continue," harboring the founder of WikiLeaks from the police can have serious consequences for the diplomatic relations of the two countries, the Press Association reports.



The Ecuadorian Foreign Minister described this promise as an “aggressive unfriendly act” contrary to generally accepted international norms, and promised that his country's leadership would take all measures to prevent their violation.



The minister also said that the Ecuadorian government today around 07:00 local time (16:00 Moscow time) will publish a decision on the provision of political asylum to Julian Assandzhu.



More than a month and a half has passed since the founder of the WikiLeaks Internet portal was housed in the Ecuadorian embassy in London. Assange appealed to the diplomatic mission with the request to grant him political asylum under the pretext that he was being subjected to political persecution.



According to ITAR-TASS , Rossiyskaya Gazeta , Interfax , Komsomolskaya Pravda