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Ecuadorean officials said they would announce their final decision on whether to grant asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Aug. 16, but also claimed that the British government had threatened to raid the country
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange speaks to the media outside the High Court in London in this December 5, 2011 file photo. Assange is unaware whether he has been granted asylum by Ecuador, a WikiLeaks spokesman said on August 14, 2012 after a report in Britain's Guardian newspaper that the Latin American country had decided to do so. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett/Files (BRITAIN - Tags: POLITICS CRIME LAW MEDIA)
A flag flies outside Ecuador's embassy in London August 15, 2012. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has no way to leave the Ecuadorean embassy in London without getting arrested regardless of whether Ecuador grants him asylum or not, lawyers say. The Australian has been taking refuge at the embassy for eight weeks, since losing a legal battle to avoid extradition to Sweden where he is wanted to stand trial for rape. REUTERS/Neil Hall (BRITAIN - Tags: POLITICS CRIME LAW)
A supporter of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange sits outside the Ecuadorian Embassy, in London, Friday, June 22, 2012. Assange entered the embassy on Monday in an attempt to gain political asylum to prevent him from being extradited to Sweden to face allegations of sex crimes, which he denies. In a telephone interview with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) from inside the embassy, the 40-year-old Australian said he did not know when the decision would be made. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
Australian journalist and documentary maker John Pilger speaks to members of the media after visiting Julian Assange in Ecuador's Embassy in London June 22, 2012. WikiLeaks founder Assange said on Friday that he was ready for a life in Ecuador and said the country had been \"quite supportive\" of his bid for asylum. Assange is holed up in Ecuador's embassy in London, where he has sought asylum in a bid to avoid extradition to Sweden where he is wanted for questioning on sexual assault charges, and he faces arrest by British police if he leaves the embassy. REUTERS/Neil Hall (BRITAIN - Tags: CRIME LAW POLITICS SOCIETY MEDIA)
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange speaks at a news conference in London, February 27, 2012.REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly
Julian Assange, the 40-year-old WikiLeaks founder, arrives at the Supreme Court in London, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012. Assange's legal team is making a final effort at Britain's Supreme Court to avoid his extradition to Sweden. Assange is wanted by Swedish authorities over sex crimes allegations stemming from a visit to the country in 2010. He denies any wrongdoing.(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2012 file photo, Julian Assange, the 40-year-old WikiLeaks founder, arrives at the Supreme Court in London. WikiLeaks said Assange, currently under virtual house arrest in Britain, will run for a seat in the Australian Senate in elections due late next year despite facing criminal charges in Sweden. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)
Supporters hold a banner as they await the arrival of Julian Assange WikiLeaks founder at the Supreme Court in London, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012. Assange's legal team is making a final effort at Britain's Supreme Court to avoid his extradition to Sweden. Assange is wanted by Swedish authorities over sex crimes allegations stemming from a visit to the country in 2010. He denies any wrongdoing. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
The founder of WikiLeaks Julian Assange, center, gives a statement to the media after his extradition hearing at the High Court in London, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011. Assange on Wednesday lost his appeal against extradition to Sweden to answer sex crime allegations, but may now take his protracted fight to Britain's highest court. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
