国际英语资讯:Ecuador grants citizenship to WikiLeaks founder Assange
<p><span word="QUITO">QUITO</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 11-- <span word="WikiLeaks">WikiLeaks</span> <span word="founder">founder</span> <span word="Julian">Julian</span> <span word="Assange">Assange</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="granted">granted</span> <span word="Ecuadorian">Ecuadorian</span> <span word="citizenship">citizenship</span>, <span word="Ecuadorian">Ecuadorian</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Affairs">Affairs</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Maria">Maria</span> <span word="Fernanda">Fernanda</span> <span word="Espinosa">Espinosa</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p><span word="Assange">Assange</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="holed">holed</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Ecuador">Ecuador</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="embassy">embassy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="years">years</span>, "<span word="filed">filed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="naturalization">naturalization</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 16, 2017," <span word="and">and</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="requisites">requisites</span>, <span word="Espinosa">Espinosa</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="here">here</span>.</p><p><span word="Assange">Assange</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="eligible">eligible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="naturalized">naturalized</span> <span word="Ecuadorian">Ecuadorian</span> <span word="citizen">citizen</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="jurisdiction">jurisdiction</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="protection">protection</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Ecuador">Ecuador</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Espinoza">Espinoza</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> "<span word="naturalization">naturalization</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="granted">granted</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 12, 2017," <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ecuadorian">Ecuadorian</span> <span word="government">government</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="local">local</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span>-<span word="born">born</span> <span word="Assange">Assange</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="naturalized">naturalized</span> <span word="Ecuadorean">Ecuadorean</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="officially">officially</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="now">now</span>.</p><p><span word="Ecuador">Ecuador</span>, <span word="under">under</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="Rafael">Rafael</span> <span word="Correa">Correa</span>, <span word="granted">granted</span> <span word="Assange">Assange</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="asylum">asylum</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="embassy">embassy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="August">August</span> 2017, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="activist">activist</span> <span word="argued">argued</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="target">target</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="persecution">persecution</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Assange">Assange</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="team">team</span>, <span word="accusations">accusations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sexual">sexual</span> <span word="wrongdoing">wrongdoing</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="Swedish">Swedish</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ruse">ruse</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="extradite">extradite</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Sweden">Sweden</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="eventual">eventual</span> <span word="handover">handover</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="accusations">accusations</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="Assange">Assange</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="refuge">refuge</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ecuadorian">Ecuadorian</span> <span word="embassy">embassy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="file">file</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="asylum">asylum</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="trapped">trapped</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="since">since</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="virtual">virtual</span> <span word="captivity">captivity</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="Working">Working</span> <span word="Group">Group</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Arbitrary">Arbitrary</span> <span word="Detention">Detention</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017 <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Assange">Assange</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="facto">facto</span> <span word="imprisonment">imprisonment</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="unlawful">unlawful</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="immediate">immediate</span> <span word="release">release</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ruled">ruled</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="Sweden">Sweden</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="compensation">compensation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="illegally">illegally</span> <span word="detained">detained</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="date">date</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="effect">effect</span>.</p>
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