'Internet Assange closed '

london - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is since Monday without the Internet. According to the whistleblower website Ecuador is behind the closure.

The activist since 2012 gets asylum in the Ecuadorian embassy in London. He fears Sweden would extradite him to the United States, who want to prosecute him for divulging state secrets.

WikiLeaks has published in recent weeks emails from the campaign of Hillary Clinton.

The activist since 2012 gets asylum in the Ecuadorian embassy in London. He fears Sweden would extradite him to the United States, who want to prosecute him for divulging state secrets.

WikiLeaks has published in recent weeks emails from the campaign of Hillary Clinton.

We can confirm Ecuador cut off Assange's internet access Saturday, 5pm GMT, shortly after publication of Clinton's Goldman Sachs speechs.

— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) October 17, 2016