Ecuador grants asylum to Assange , who remains locked up in the Ecuadorian embassy in London . UK authorities say they will not grant safe haven to Wikileaks founder . Assange attends extradition hearings at London 's Belmarsh Magistrate 's Court , which ultimately rules in support of his extradition to Sweden . Ecuador Foreign Ministry says British authorities have refused to ` ` Ecuador '' embassy .
Ecuador grants asylum to Assange , who remains locked up in the Ecuadorian embassy in London . UK authorities say they will not grant safe haven to Wikileaks founder . Ecuador Foreign Ministry says British authorities have refused to ` ` Ecuador '' embassy .