Thread: Julian Assange is made an Ecuadorian citizen in effort to resolve impasse

Julian Assange sues over 'inhuman' conditions, 'denigrating' cat obligations in Ecuadorean embassy

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has filed a lawsuit in Ecuador against new terms of asylum in the Andean country's London embassy that require him to pay for medical bills and phone calls and clean up after his pet cat, his lawyer says.

Key points:

• Assange's lawyer says his internet was cut off in March and he is being held in "inhuman conditions"
• Ecuadorean President Lenin Moreno is reluctant to force Mr Assange out
• The Australian fears he will be handed over to the US if he leaves

Ecuador this month created the new protocol governing the Australian's stay at the embassy.
Lawyer Baltasar Garzon told a press conference in Ecuador's capital Quito that the rules were drawn up without consulting Mr Assange, who is now suing Foreign Minister Jose Valencia in a Quito court to have them changed.

Mr Assange has not had access to the internet since it was cut off in March, Mr Garzon added, despite a WikiLeaks statement this week that it had been restored.

"He has been held in inhuman conditions for more than six years," Mr Garzon said.

"Even people who are imprisoned have phone calls paid for by the state," he added, describing the obligations regarding the cat as "denigrating."

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I used to have a bit of time for this guy, but recently he's proving himself to be a complete twat.