julian assange , the wikileaks founder, has lost some of his guest privileges at the ecuadorean embassy in london. after shielding the australian anti-secrecy activist for more than four years from potential prosecution in sweden, where he faces sexual assault charges , ecuador cut off mr. assange<u+2019>s access to the internet over the weekend, according to wikileaks. in a tweet , wikileaks said secretary of state john kerry pressured ecuador<u+2019>s foreign minister last month to prevent mr. assange from disclosing more emails involving hillary clinton . a state department spokesman called the allegation <u+201c>simply untrue.<u+201d> the ecuadorean government confirmed it had restricted internet access at the embassy, saying it <u+201c>respects the principle of nonintervention in the internal affairs of other states.<u+201d> it also said mr. assange<u+2019>s asylum status was unchanged. when quito offered him refuge in june 2012, the government of president rafael correa saw an opportunity to rankle washington, which he and other leftist leaders accuse of undermining their socialist governments. but relations between the united states and ecuador have warmed up somewhat in recent years. mr. correa<u+2019>s government noted that it limited internet access after wikileaks released <u+201c>a wealth of documents impacting on the u.s. election campaign.<u+201d> they were hundreds of emails from the personal account of john podesta, mrs. clinton<u+2019>s campaign chief, including many innocuous exchanges. in a recent interview , mr. correa said a trump presidency would be better for latin america, noting that it was during the administration of george w. bush when populist leaders in several countries rose to power and banded together to repudiate america<u+2019>s arrogant approach to foreign policy. that said, he also allowed that if he were american, he<u+2019>d vote for mrs. clinton. <u+201c>i know her personally and i have great appreciation for her,<u+201d> he said. <u+201c>for the good of the united states and the good of the world, i<u+2019>d want hillary to win.<u+201d> follow the new york times opinion section on facebook and twitter (@nytopinion), and sign up for the opinion today newsletter . a version of this editorial appears in print on october 19, 2016, on page a22 of the new york edition with the headline: julian assange, unplugged. today's paper | subscribe
julian assange of wikileaks unplugged
ernesto londo<u+00d1>o