UK rejects Ecuador request for diplomatic status for Assange, demands he ‘face justice’

UK rejects Ecuador request for diplomatic status for Assange, demands he ‘face justice’
The Wikileaks co-founder has been granted an Ecuadorian ID card, as a step towards ending his five-year confinement in Ecuador's London embassy. The UK Foreign Office has refused a request from Ecuador to grant Assange diplomatic immunity. In a letter to us, the FCO stressed that it would not discuss the matter except to say that the case would only be resolved if Assange leaves the embassy and 'faces justice'. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/8wmi RT LIVE http://rt.com/on-air Subscribe to RT! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=RussiaToday Like us on Facebook http://ift.tt/owj9OZ Follow us on Telegram https://t.me/rtintl Follow us on VK http://ift.tt/2yr9Rau Follow us on Twitter http://twitter.com/RT_com Follow us on Instagram http://instagram.com/rt Follow us on Google+ http://ift.tt/SlZ8ne Listen to us on Soundcloud: http://ift.tt/1EZNJiG RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 1 billion YouTube views benchmark.