Two documents here. 1/ Letter dated December 14, 2017, authorising Assange's citizenship, signed by then deputy foreign minister José Luis Jácome. 2/ English and Spanish translation of letter from UK foreign office to Ecuador's London embassy stating, among other points, that Assange could not be extradited from Sweden for his political views. Dated August 23, 2012.
Two documents here. 1/ Letter dated December 14, 2017, authorising Assange's citizenship, signed by then deputy foreign minister José Luis Jácome. 2/ English and Spanish translation of letter from UK foreign office to Ecuador's London embassy stating, among other points, that Assange could not be extradited from Sweden for his political views. Dated August 23, 2012.
Two documents here. 1/ Letter dated December 14, 2017, authorising Assange's citizenship, signed by then deputy foreign minister José Luis Jácome. 2/ English and Spanish translation of letter from UK foreign office to Ecuador's London embassy stating, among other points, that Assange could not be extradited from Sweden for his political views. Dated August 23, 2012.
ANEXO 106 *
Oficio Nro. MREMH-MREMH-2017-0001-M.
Quito, 14 de di
mbre de 2017
Asunto: REMITESE RESOLUCION DE NATURALIZACION
Seitor
Jorge Oss aldo Troy Fucrtes
Director General
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de novientlre del 2087 por el Viceministro de Movilidad Humana de este Ministerio,
con su calidhid le Autorickad de Movilidad Humana, a fin de que se realice ta inseripeson
Fespeetiva, comity «usted en fisico la Carta de Naturalizacion otorgada mediante
Resolueion No, 001: MREMH-VMH-2017, suscrita el 12 de diciembre del 2017,
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VICEMINISTRO DE MOVILIDAD HUMANA23-AUG-2012 18:25 FROM TO sa2a7sse2503 P.22/04
Embassy of Beiador i
London : . 1
Note Number: 01 1/2012
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office presets its compliments to thie Embassy of Eeuador
and has the honour to refer to Note No, 6020/SANE/2012-0f 17 Aujgust 2012 presented! to the
British Embassy in Quito by the Ministry of Foreign Affvirs, Trade and litegratiori and the
* letter ftom Foreign Minister Patino to the Foreign Sectetaty of 16 July (Note No.
6019/GM/SANE/2012). "
As has been éommunicated to the Government of Eeuador in discussions over recent weeks
betwen ofticials-of the two countries, the aithorities of the United Kingdom are under a
legally binding obligation under the UK’ Extradition Act 2003 and under the terms of the
European Arrest Warrant to extradite Mr Jilian‘dssddgélto Sweden to.answer allegations in
respect of serious sexual offences.
Regarding the decision by the Government of Beuadat 10 grant diplomatic asyhim to
Mr Assange set-out in note No, SOII/GMISANE/2012, ‘the United Kingdom recognises that
Ecuador is party to the Caracas Convention of Diplomate Asylum of 1954 and that that
Convention provides the right, between its State patties, to grant diplornatic asylum in‘certain
circumstances, However, the United Kingdoin is noi!party te that Convention and there is no
legal basis for the-United Kirigdom to meet the request of the Govémment of Beuador, in its.
note under reference, to grant safe passage for Mr.Assange out Of the United Kingdom.
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Regarding the request by the Government of Ecuador in the same note to the Government of
the United Kingdom to offer guarantees “pertinent to the! situation of the asylee”, the Foreign