Julian Assange speaks from Ecuadorian embassy

Ecuador is examining the asylum case of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange the country's president has said.

Mr Assange is at the country's London embassy, where he is seeking diplomatic asylum to prevent him being sent to Sweden to answer accusations of rape and assault, which he denies.

In an interview with the Australian Broadcasting Corp radio, Mr Assange, 40, said he did not know when the decision would be made.

Courtesy ABC Radio National Breakfast

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