Ricardo Patiño on Assange asylum

Julian Assange's mother Christine is traveling to Ecuador from July 30 to August 4 and will meet with the Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Ricardo Patiño to discuss her son's bid for asylum.
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Here are some links to Patiño's earlier statements on Julian Assange's asylum request:

Decision on asylum not until after the Olympics end (August 12)
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/garzon-to-insist-on-fair-trial-for-assange-20120726-22ryi.html

Decision on asylum will be tens to hundreds of pages
http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eluniverso.com%2F2012%2F07%2F04%2F1%2F1355%2Fdecision-ecuador-sobre-assange-estara-argumentada-muchos-documentos.html

Decision on asylum bid won't hurt relations with UK
http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/world/assange-decision-wont-hurt-uk/story-fnd14032-1226435286072

Allegations against Assange are laughable
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/assange-charges-laughable-says/story-e6frg6so-1226418034924

It's a bit naive to think Sweden wants to extradite Assange just on the allegations
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Welcomes addition of Baltasar Garzón to WikiLeaks/Assange legal team
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/25/us-ecuador-assange-garzon-idUSBRE86O05G20120725