Ecuador denies imminently expelling Assange

QUITO: Ecuador’s government has rejected reports that it would imminently expel Wikileaks founder Julian Assange from its London embassy, Reuters reported.

Assange was “prepared” for expulsion from the building, a British friend of his said on Tuesday after Ecuador’s President Lenin Moreno said he had “repeatedly violated” the terms of his asylum.

Assange has lived in an asylum for nearly seven years.