Former Ecuadorian diplomat rejoices over Assange’s release, criticises deal as bad precedent
Fidel Navarez, the former Ecuadorian diplomat who granted Julian Assange political asylum at the Ecuadorian embassy in London, spoke to Al Jazeera from Cambridge, UK. He expressed overwhelming joy at seeing Assange free after 14 years of persecution for exposing information in the public interest. Navarez, reflecting on the decision to offer Assange asylum, noted…