The Daily Telegraph

Assange launches legal action against his hosts

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Julian Assange is launching legal action against the government of Ecuador for “violating his freedoms” in its embassy in London.

The move comes several months after Ecuador cut off communicat­ions with the outside world for the Wikileaks founder, who has been living in the embassy for over six years, fearing extraditio­n to the United States.

Baltasar Garzon, a Wikileaks lawyer, has arrived in Ecuador to launch the case, which is set to be heard in a domestic court next week.

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