Ecuador debating implications of granting Assange asylum

QUITO,Ecuador — Ecuador’s foreign minister says lawyers convened by the government are studying the political and legal implications of granting exile to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

Minister Ricardo Patino did not indicate when a decision might come. Ecuador’s ambassador to Britain returned to Quito over the weekend and discussed the case Monday with Patino . . . →Read More:Ecuador debating implications of granting Assange asylum