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Ecuador hands over Julian Assange's belongings to US
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-05-20/completely-unprecedented-ecuador-gives-united-states-julian-assange-belongings
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-48335692
Ecuador has begun giving the US some of Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange's possessions left behind following his stay in its London embassy.
The country's foreign minister José Valencia authorised the seizure of equipment earlier this month.
The material includes manuscripts, legal papers, medical records and electronic equipment.
Mr Assange's lawyer said the move was "completely unprecedented in the history of asylum".
"Ecuador is committing a flagrant violation of the most basic norms of the institution of asylum by handing over all the asylee's personal belongings indiscriminately to the country that he was being protected from," added lawyer Aitor Martinez.
Mr Valencia said last week that the decision to share items with US authorities should be taken by the prosecutor's office.
Wikileaks' Editor-in-Chief, Kristinn Hrafnsson, said in a statement that there was "no doubt" that Ecuador had "tampered" with the belongings it had sent to the US.
The US is seeking Assange's extradition from the UK over his alleged role in the release of classified military and diplomatic material by Wikileaks in 2010.
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1130526242531364864
The Fake News put out a typically false statement, without any knowledge that the United States was trying to set up a negotiation with Iran. This is a false report….
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1130526243751960576
….Iran will call us if and when they are ever ready. In the meantime, their economy continues to collapse - very sad for the Iranian people