WikiLeaks Founder Slams UK Handling of His Case

　　WikiLeaks founder¹ Julian Assange has spoken out against the British government whom he says are "in violation² of international law" for not allowing him the status of a political refugee.

 

　　Assange is currently taking refuge in the Ecuadorian embassy to avoid extradition³ to Sweden, who want to question him over allegations of rape⁴ and molestation⁵.

 

　　Assange denies the allegations against him, but fears he will be sent to the US if he is extradited to Sweden.

 

　　He says Sweden has refused to communicate with him.

 

　　"They (Swedish prosecutors) refuse to come to the United Kingdom to speak to me, they refuse to take a statement, they refuse to speak on the telephone, they refuse to use all the normal EU and Swedish policy to speak to me, to take my statement etc. And they also refuse to explain why, they will not do that."

 

　　Ecuadorean president Rafael Correa has added his weight to the situation by accusing the UK of a severe violation of human rights.

 

　　"If we talk so much about human rights, what's a worse attack in human rights than having a person unable to leave an embassy when the respective state (Ecuador) has given political asylum⁶? And that's a lack of consideration for the state giving political asylum."

 

　　Assange, who is an Australian citizen, incensed⁷ US government officials by publishing hundreds of thousands of secret US diplomatic cables and Iraq and Afghan war dispatches in 2010.

 

　　Since then the US Department of Justice has been investigating WikiLeaks.

1 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

2 violation   

n.违反(行为)，违背(行为)，侵犯

参考例句：

• He roared that was a violation of the rules.他大声说，那是违反规则的。
• He was fined 200 dollars for violation of traffic regulation.他因违反交通规则被罚款200美元。

3 extradition   

n.引渡（逃犯）

参考例句：

• The smuggler is in prison tonight,awaiting extradition to Britain.这名走私犯今晚在监狱，等待引渡到英国。
• He began to trouble concerning the extradition laws.他开始费尽心思地去想关于引渡法的问题。

4 rape   

n.抢夺，掠夺，强奸；vt.掠夺，抢夺，强奸

参考例句：

• The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。
• He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。

5 molestation   

n.骚扰，干扰，调戏；折磨

参考例句：

• Michael Jackson is arrested by police on charges of child molestation. 2003年的今天，迈克尔·杰克逊因被警方指控有儿童性骚扰行为而被捕。 来自互联网
• Jackson pleads not guilty on the molestation charges. 2004年：杰克逊认罪不认罪的性骚扰指控。 来自互联网

6 asylum   

n.避难所，庇护所，避难

参考例句：

• The people ask for political asylum.人们请求政治避难。
• Having sought asylum in the West for many years,they were eventually granted it.他们最终获得了在西方寻求多年的避难权。

7 incensed   

盛怒的

参考例句：

• The decision incensed the workforce. 这个决定激怒了劳工大众。
• They were incensed at the decision. 他们被这个决定激怒了。