Ecuador : U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has said that the Justice Department is conducting an `` active , ongoing criminal investigation '' into the WikiLeaks disclosure of hundreds of thousands of classified U.S. documents relating to the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan and about 250,000 U.S. diplomatic cables . WikiLeaks reports via Twitter that 35 British citizens remain outside Ecuador 's borders . Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Patiño says the asylum is to protect Britain 's rights . But British authorities say they will still try to extradite Assange , not letting him freely go to Ecuador . A leader of Assange 's team vows to take the case to the International Court of Justice .
Ecuador : WikiLeaks reports via Twitter that 35 British citizens remain outside Ecuador 's borders . Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Patiño says the asylum is to protect Britain 's rights . But British authorities say they will still try to extradite Assange , not letting him freely go to Ecuador . A leader of Assange 's team vows to take the case to the International Court of Justice .