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Ecuador says the founder of Wikileaks, Julian Assange, has requested political asylum after taking refuge at its embassy in London. Mr Assange is facing extradition from Britain to Sweden, where he's been accused of sexually assaulting two women. He denies the allegations and has written to the left-wing president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, complaining of the prosecution. Leonardo Rocha has more.

厄瓜多尔称维基解密的创始人朱利安·阿桑奇曾在其伦敦使馆寻求避难，现已申请政治避难。阿桑奇被从英国引渡至瑞典，他在瑞典被指控性侵两名女子。他否认这个指控，并致信厄瓜多尔左翼总统拉斐尔·科雷亚抱怨所受迫害。Leonardo Rocha报道。

Mr Assange grabbed the headlines in 2010 when Wikileaks published a vast number of secret diplomatic cables from the American State Department. He's facing extradition to Sweden after losing a long legal battle to stay in Britain. In a letter to President Rafael Correa, Mr Assange says he's being prosecuted for publishing the truth and damaging the interests of the powerful. He asked for the protection of the government of Ecuador and adds that he can't go back to his native country Australia, which, in his words, abandoned him.

2010年维基解密公布来自美国国务院的大量机密外交文件时，阿桑奇成了头条的焦点。他在英国的一场旷日持久的官司中败了下来，即将被引渡至瑞典。阿桑奇致信总统拉斐尔·科雷亚，称自己因公布真相并损害当权者利益而受迫害。他请求厄瓜多尔政府给予保护，称不想回到本国澳大利亚，用他的话来说，这个国家已经抛弃了他。