Letters support claim Assange would not face death penalty

Spanish MEP Ana Miranda holds up a placard in support of Julian Assange outside Belmarsh prison. Photograph: Alastair Grant/APEcuador’s president, Lenín Moreno, was assured by two British foreign secretaries that Julian Assange would not be extradited to a country where he could face the death penalty, according to letters seen by the Guardian.Letters signed by the foreign secretary, Jeremy Hunt, and his predecessor Boris Johnson, dated 7 March 2018 and 10 August 2018 respectively,