Ecuador removes official over close Assange relationship

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — The government of Ecuador has removed an official from its embassy in London who is accused of having a close rapport with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
Foreign Minister Jose Valencia told Democracia radio Monday the civil servant “worked in a very close way” with Assange. He did not provide the official’s name or go into any detail, other than to say that embassy workers must respond first to the Ecuadorian state.
The removal comes as tensions b