On 16 August 2012, Ecuador granted political asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who had taken refuge in its London embassy, seeking protection from extradition to Sweden over allegations of sexual misconduct and fearing eventual extradition to the United States for his role in publishing classified documents.
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