Originally posted by Superflo777
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There have been public calls from US politicians to persecute him.
I would suggest you check the justification given by the Ecuadorian Foreign Minister, which was very thorough as to the reasons for granting asylum. The article I posted above is an okay primer as well, but it's just an opinion piece (I'd suggest reading it at the Guardian website, as there are links to sources included in the text). The Ecuadorian FM gave about a 20 or so minute explanation of the reasoning for the asylum ruling. Regarding the "rumors" of extradition from Sweden, as the FM said (to paraphrase), were he to be sent to Sweden, it would initiate a chain of events in which he would have no further recourse to prevent his extradition to the US.
In essence, the Ecuadorians judged that Assange's fears of political persecution, up to and including potential life imprisonment, being imprisoned without due process, etc. were warranted.
And let me reiterate, I am of course just a person commenting and posting stories on a message board, who is in no way whatsoever involved in these very real political events. These are events with considerable implications. If you really want answers to whichever questions you harbor, the best advice is to seek out answers for yourself and form your own interpretations.
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