阿桑奇獲得政治庇護 厄瓜多爾與英國"決裂"

Ecuador offers political asylum to Assange

厄瓜多爾爲阿桑奇提供政治庇護

QUITO - Ecuador's Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino said Thursday his country has decided to grant asylum to WikiLeaks website founder Julian Assange after finding merit to his claim of being politically persecuted.

厄瓜多爾外交部長理查德·帕蒂諾週三表示，由於已經找到確切的政治迫害的證據，厄瓜多爾將爲維基百科的創始人朱利安·阿桑奇提供政治庇護。

"Ecuador, faithful to its tradition of protecting those who seek a safe haven in its territory or its diplomatic missions, has decided to grant political asylum to the citizen Julian Assange," said Patino at a morning press conference.

帕蒂諾在週三的新聞發佈會上說：“出於國家理念—在國土範圍內保護一切公民—厄瓜多爾決定向公民阿桑奇提供政治庇護”

The decision came only one day after the British government threatened to storm the Ecuadorian embassy in London to seize Assange and extradite him to Sweden, where he is wanted for questioning in two sexual assault cases.

此前有英國政府威脅說要遣散厄瓜多爾駐英大使並將阿桑奇引渡到瑞典。阿桑奇因爲兩起性騷擾案件而被瑞典政府通緝。

Assange, who has not been charged of any crime and maintained that his relations with the two were consensual, on Thursday called the offer by Ecuador a "significant victory."

阿桑奇聲稱自己沒犯任何罪，而且堅持說他與這兩位女性的關係都是在雙方自願的前提下發生的。阿桑奇稱厄瓜多爾的舉動是一次“重要意義的勝利”

The 41-year-old Australian, who has taken refuge in the Ecuadorian embassy since June 19, claimed that Sweden intends to hand him over to the United States, where he may face espionage charges for leaking thousands of secret US diplomatic cables and, if convicted, could be given the death penalty.

這名41歲的澳大利亞人自自6月19日就在厄瓜多爾的大使館避難,聲稱瑞典打算移交他給美國,在那裏他可能面臨間諜罪的指控,因爲成千上萬的美國外交電報祕密泄露,如果罪名成立,會受到死刑。

Patino said "The judicial evidence clearly shows that if extradited to the United States, Mr. Assange would not have a fair trial, he could be tried by special or military courts," adding that the Ecuador's decision complied with the fundamental principles of international humanitarian.

帕蒂諾說：“證據表明，如果被引渡到美國，阿桑奇將會受到不公正的審判，甚至有可能受到特別法庭或者軍事法庭的審判。”並補充說厄瓜多爾的決定符合世界人權的基本原則。