Ecuador says UK to blame for Julian Assange deadlock

Ecuador has hit back at the UK government about who is to blame for the deadlocked case of WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange.

The Australian has been living in Ecuador’s embassy, in London, for three years, to avoid extradition to Sweden for sex allegations. Three of four investigations were dropped last week after they time-lapsed.

Britis foreign office minister Hugo Swire said Ecuador’s decision to harbour Assange had prevented the proper course of justice. He said the UK continued to have a legal obligation to extradite Assange.