Why Ecuador Finally Got Sick of Assange and Threw Him Out

[TomSea]

Why Ecuador Finally Got Sick of Assange and Threw Him Out
Kevin Poulsen  04.11.19 6:04 AM ET

Six years, nine months and 24 days after walking into the Ecuadorian embassy in London and declaring asylum, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was dragged back out onto the streets by British police officers.

A few hours later, federal prosecutors in Virginia unsealed an indictment accusing Assange of conspiring with Chelsea Manning to crack a password to swipe classified documents from government computers nearly a decade ago.

Assange, 47, who was pale and heavily bearded, shouted “The U.K. must resist!” as he was bundled towards a waiting police vehicle by a clutch of officers. He appeared to be carrying a copy of Gore Vidal’s book History of The National Security State.

Read more at: https://www.thedailybeast.com/assange-how-ecuador-finally-got-sick-of-wikileaks-founder-and-ended-his-refuge-at-the-embassy-in-london

Maybe he wasn't a good tenant.

[Cyber Liberty]

Maybe he wasn't a good tenant.

Note to self:  Don't publish damaging emails from my Landlord and his wife.

[Sanguine]

And, the fact that they had to put into writing that he needed to clean the bathroom and take care of his cat says it all.   

[mountaineer]

Julian Assange: Why Ecuador ended his stay in London embassy
    3 hours ago

Ecuador has said its decision to end Julian Assange's asylum in its embassy in London was taken after a long deterioration in relations - accusing him of improper behaviour, interference in the affairs of other countries and spying.

For seven years, Julian Assange took refuge in a small office that was converted into a bedroom in Ecuador's embassy in an upmarket neighbourhood of central London, where he lived with his cat, James. It had a bed, sun lamp, computer, kitchenette, shower and treadmill.

During his time there, the 47-year-old WikiLeaks co-founder welcomed guests including Lady Gaga and Pamela Anderson and, from a tiny balcony, addressed supporters and held news conferences.

But relations between him and Ecuador's government worsened under President Lenín Moreno, who took office in 2017. This became evident last year when Assange was given a set of house rules, including paying for internet use, food and laundry, taking better care of his cat and keeping the bathroom clean.

That fuelled speculation that Ecuador had finally had enough.

Then on Thursday, President Moreno said on Twitter that the government's patience had "reached its limit" with Assange's "discourteous and aggressive behaviour".

Accusing him of "repeated violations to international conventions and daily-life protocols", he announced the abrupt end of Assange's diplomatic asylum.

More details emerged later, when Foreign Minister José Valencia told Congress that Assange had been using a mobile phone not registered with the embassy, repeatedly insulted the mission's workers - reportedly calling them US spies - and damaged the facilities by riding his skateboard and playing football, despite being told not to do so.  ...

BBC

The skateboarding allegation seems a big far-fetched.

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Julian Assange: Why Ecuador ended his stay in London embassy
    3 hours agoBBC

The skateboarding allegation seems a big far-fetched.

Yeah, now I can imagine what Rip Van Winkle skateboarding would look like. Radical, dude.

[musiclady]

And, the fact that they had to put into writing that he needed to clean the bathroom and take care of his cat says it all.

I loved that part. 

[Restored]

Dang. I tried to book it on VRBO and then already took it down.