WikiLeaks: Ecuador Cut Julian Assange’s Internet Access

Oct 18, 2016, 11:22 AM

WikiLeaks confirmed Monday that the Ecuadorean government had cut Julian Assange's Internet access, ending speculation that it was the U.S. or U.K. government that had done so.

"We can confirm Ecuador cut off Assange's internet access Saturday, 5 pm GMT, shortly after publication of (Hillary) Clinton's [f500link ignore=true]Goldman Sachs[/f500link] speechs [sic]," WikiLeaks tweeted.

The antisecrecy group said over Twitter that it had “activated appropriate contingency plans.