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Ecuadorian president warns of grave consequences if Britain arrests Assange at embassy

(Xinhua) — Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa said Tuesday it would be suicide for Britain to force into the Ecuadorian embassy in London to arrest WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

“If Britain violates Ecuador’s sovereignty it would be suicide, because then British embassies in any part of the world could be violated,” Correa said in an interview with public channel Ecuador TV.

The move “would be terrible, a disastrous precedent,” said Correa, echoing what many legal experts have been saying of Britain’s threat last week to disregard diplomatic convention to seize Assange. . . .  (more)

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