WikiLeaks: US, behind Assange's cut internet connection

WikiLeaks accused United States as influencing Ecuador to cut-off Julian Assange's internet connection on Tuesday.

Julian Assange, 45, WikiLeaks known founder and editor is presently having his political asylum in Ecuador's British Embassy when his internet connection was partly restricted on the said day.

This immediately prompted WikiLeaks to accuse United States as pressuring Ecuador to cut Assange's internet connection. The accusation is based on the assumption that US has ample reason for the internet restriction since WikiLeaks had published Democrat presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's emails. Assange had promised recently of publishing about one million documents. The groups' continued publication of such materials can affect the election in accordance to the latest update from the Independent UK.

WikiLeaks claimed that Secretary of State John Kerry made some conversation with Ecuador's government officials and that probably about asking them to cut Assange's internet connection. United States denied these allegations.

State Department John Kirby said that although America's concerns about WikiLeaks are long-standing, any suggestion that Secretary Kerry or the State Department were involved in shutting down WikiLeaks is false. He further claimed that no conversations were made between Secretary Kerry and Ecuadorian officials.

The government of Ecuador admitted that they cut Julian Assange's internet connections but denied that the United States has done something to affect its decision. "Ecuador's foreign policy responds to sovereign decisions alone and does not yield to pressure from other states," it said.

The Ecuadorian foreign ministry further emphasized that the government does not interfere with internal affairs of other states. It does not interfere in external electoral processes, nor does it favor any particular candidate.

In consequence, the ministry said, it decided to "temporarily restrict" communications at the embassy. RT News shares further updates regarding this.

Ecuador further said that cutting of internet connections of Assange will not hinder the group from carrying out its journalistic activities.