Julian Assange is concerned not about any proceedings in Sweden as such, but believe that his deportation to Sweden could lead to politically motivated deportation to the United States, where he could face severe penalties, up to the death sentence, for his activities related to WikiLeaks. On 16 August 2012, Foreign Minister Patiño announced that Ecuador was granting Assange political asylum because of the threat represented by the United States secret investigation against him and several calls for assassination from many American politicians. In its formal statement, Ecuador reasoned that "as a consequence of [Assange's] determined defense to freedom of expression and
The Nantucket Project Project, WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Julian Assange appeared in the form of a hologram. While Assange was physically located at the Ecuadorean Embassy in London, where he has been given asylum, a virtual representation of Assange appeared onstage with American film director Eugene Jarecki. Jarecki wrote in "The Guardian" before the event, "it crosses my mind I may be abetting a crime or violating international extradition laws. But I reassure myself that, in this regard, the worldwide web remains a kind of wild wild west, and the virtual escape of a person is not (yet?) a crime." The Nantucket Project The Nantucket