In 1940 the elected president of Catalonia, Lluís Companys, was captured by the Gestapo, at the request of Spain, delivered to them and executed. Today, German police have arrested the elected president of Catalonia, Carles Puigdemont, at the request of Spain, to be extradited.
— #FreeAssange! (tweets by campaign)⌛ (@JulianAssange) March 26, 2018
Wikileaks has confirmed that Ecuador demanded Julian Assange delete the above tweet.
Wikileaks editor @julianassange has been gagged and isolated by order of Ecuador’s new president @Lenin Moreno. He cannot tweet, speak to the press, recieve visitors or make telephone calls. Ecuador demanded that he remove the following Tweet
The amount of diplomatic pressure being put on Ecuador is a testament to the potential that the USA has a secret warrant out for his arrest, a terrifying prospect.
h/t AssuredlyAThrowAway